The ex-captain of the Russian junior national hockey team was accused of fraud

Alexander Khovanov, the former captain of the Russian junior national ice hockey team, who is accused of fraud, will appear in court in the Saratov region. This was reported by Kommersant on July 14, citing data from the Volsky District Court file.

It is specified that the first hearing in the case of the 26-year-old native of Volsk is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14. The trial will be headed by Judge Dmitry Leshtaev. The athlete was charged with fraud on a large and especially large scale (Parts 3 and 4 of art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Police reports were filed by parents of young hockey players from several cities in the Saratov region. According to the <url> portal, the person involved was collecting money for sports equipment, which he promised to bring from Finland. However, a year later, the obligations were not fulfilled, and the money was not returned to the victims.

At the age of 15, Alexander Khovanov, as the captain of the Russian youth national team, became the bronze medalist of the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, and later won silver at the World Youth Championship. In 2018, the forward was invited to the American club Minnesota Wild, after which he returned to Russia and played for domestic and Belarusian teams, including Metallurg-Zhlobin.

In 2025, Khovanov signed a contract with the French club Anglet. The team terminated the agreement after it became known about the possible crimes of the hockey player, adds "Газета.Ru ".

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