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side note, but does a player need to play for Donbass for 2-4 years to qualify? Nabokov was able to transfer to Russia while playing in North America and not in the 'national competition of your country' as per the IIHF guidelines. Playing in the KHL in general would count as playing in the 'national competition of Ukraine', yes or no?
Nabokov is the sole exception of the rule, so lets avoid mentioning him any further. At the time of the transfer he was a superstar and God knows what tools Russian hockey people used to convince IIHF.
But in general, yes, playing for Donbass in KHL is enough to earn eligibility, prime example would be Dallman and Kazakhstan. Two or four years, depends entirely if player has previous IIHF competition experience.