Canada dismisses fears of international blowback over Russian world junior hockey ban
The federal government will use immigration powers to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes out, while the IIHF weighs next steps after the CAS ruling.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russian hockey teams must be allowed to return to International Ice Hockey Federation events during the 2026–27 season.
- Canada said Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials using national symbols will be denied entry to the World Junior Championship.
- Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden dismissed concerns that excluding Russia could damage Canada’s chances of hosting future international events.
- Several European hockey federations and sponsors opposed playing against Russia or threatened to withdraw.
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Russia is to be allowed to participate in the world ice hockey championship in Germany in 2027. That's what the sports court wants. Other nations rebel against it. Also warn the Germans. Rightly.
Canada to bar Russian, Belarusian athletes competing under national symbols
Canada will individually ban entry to Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials if they intend to compete under national symbols, according to a joint statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, Minister of Immigration Lina Metlege Diab, and Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden.
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Vancouver SunIIHF's European sponsors are saying 'no' to Russia. Where do the Canadian sponsors stand?
So far, there has been silence from this side of the corporate Atlantic.
Russia will again participate in the ice hockey World Cup, but Sweden will not be able to compete against the Russian landscape. The first Swedish team to be affected by the decision is the Junior Kronorna, which will play the World Cup in Canada in December. "It's clear that you want to play hockey, but at the same time there are things that are more important than that," says forward Eddie Genborg.
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