Finland Says Its National Teams Won’t Play Against Russia in Hockey Tournaments
The move follows a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that ordered Russian teams back into International Ice Hockey Federation events despite security concerns.
- On Monday, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association announced its national teams will refuse to play Russia in international tournaments as long as the war in Ukraine continues.
- The boycott follows a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling from last week that ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation to reinstate Russian teams for the world juniors tournament beginning in December.
- Latvia's teams will not play Russia citing legal reasons, while a spokesperson for The Czech Republic president Petr Pavel said he favors banning athletes competing under Russian and Belarusian flags.
- AJ Products chief executive Enock Johansson said the company will request logo removal due to Russia's reinstatement, while the German hockey federation warned it may not host next year's championship because of extra costs.
- The IIHF rulebook states that forfeits may trigger 'supplementary discipline' at authorities' discretion, though the organization has not clarified what consequences boycotts would trigger.
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Finland says its national teams won't play against Russia in hock
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association said Monday its national teams won’t play against Russia in international tournaments as long as the war in Ukraine is ongoing. That stance by Finland, and reportedly also Latvia, comes after the
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Finland says its national teams won’t play against Russia in hockey tournaments
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association said Monday its national teams won't play against Russia in international tournaments as long as the war in Ukraine is ongoing.
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The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation states that the federation will do everything in its power to prevent Russia from playing in the World Cup next year. There will be no match between Russia and Finland.
Finland does not intend to face Russia in the Hockey World Cup. - We have established our own position: Finland does not play against Russia, says the chairman of the Finnish association Heikki Hietanen to Yle.
Heikki Hietanen says that Finland will not play against Russia in the Ice Hockey World Championship.
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