On 25 May , Tass , the Soviet news agency announced that Fetisov , Makarov and Larionov had been released from the Soviet army .
Were free to sign contracts with any hockey team in the world .
On 25 May , Tass , the Soviet news agency announced that Fetisov , Makarov and Larionov had been released from the Soviet army and were free to sign contracts with any hockey team in the world .