Military service history: Arseni Radkov to return to Quebec soon

Yesterday, journalist Mikael Lalancette highlighted the story of Arseni Radkov.

The goaltender, who is a prospect for the Montreal Canadiens and a player with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, finds himself in what could be described as administrative limbo.

Just days before the start of the QMJHL season, Radkov was sent back to Belarus to sort out passport issues and, it seems, to complete certain formalities related to his countrys mandatory military service According to information reported by Stephane Leroux (RDS), Radkov had to leave Quebec in a hurry last week in order to regularize his status.

From the outside, this move may have alarmed some Habs and Armada fans, who were worried that his future in North American hockey could be in jeopardy.

Fortunately, everything now seems to be back to normal.

Leroux indicated on X that the matter had been settled and that Radkov should be back with his junior team in Quebec very soon.

In all likelihood, #Canadian prospect and #Armada goaltender Arseni Radkov will be back in Quebec shortly.

He had to return to Belarus a few days ago to deal with formalities concerning his military service.

Everything seems to be back to normal #QMJHL Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) September 18, 2025 [content-ads] This return would represent a relief not only for the Armada, but also for the Canadiens organization.

Drafted in the 3rd round (82nd overall) of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, the 18-year-old is one of the young goaltenders to watch in the Habs prospect pool.

The upcoming season should allow him to continue his development in the QMJHL and show what hes made of in front of the net Military service is nothing new for athletes from Belarus or Russia.

The recent case of Russian goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov comes to mind.

In 2022, as he was preparing to join the Philadelphia Flyers, Fedotov was forced to perform his military service.

This delayed his arrival in North America by more than a year.

In Radkovs case, we seem far from such a dramatic scenario, but Fedotovs example illustrates just how much military obligations can get in the way of a young players career.

The Armada will therefore be able to rely on their number-one goaltender again in the short term, and Radkov will be able to pick up where he left off.

For the Canadiens, this is good news, as they want to keep a close eye on his development and ensure that he gains experience in the best possible conditions.

In short, after a few days of uncertainty, all indications are that the young goaltender will be able to resume his North American career without too much delay.

A story that reminds us that, sometimes, factors outside hockey can play spoilsport, but which, in this case, seems to have ended well:[spacer title=Overtime] Well done.

Sick.

Samuel Blais fondest memory of being a younger CH fan: The Price and Thomas fight! pic.twitter.com/Hkv4B59Zvw Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) September 18, 2025 Of note Laval Rocket training camp should open on Wednesday, October 1st, with two preseason games in Belleville on Friday, October 3rd and Saturday, October 4th.

First day for NHL waivers is September 25th.

Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) September 18, 2025 Yikes.

His salary makes him hard to trade.

https://t.co/X1c2260SYn TVA Sports (@TVASports) September 18, 2025.

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