The IIHF says Russia will not be able to play at the world junior hockey championship that starts Dec. 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer.
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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) says Russia will not have a team at the world junior hockey championship next month in Alberta.
In a statement, the IIHF said Russia will not be able to play at the tournament starting Dec. 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer, despite a mandate for Russia’s reinstatement from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The IIHF said Canada will remain as host despite the CAS’s ruling.
Russia and Belarus have been banned from competing in international hockey tournaments since 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The CAS mandated Russia’s reinstatement in an Oct. 30 ruling, but days later Prime Minister Mark Carney said Russians and Belarusians would be barred from competing regardless of that decision.
The impasse left the tournament in limbo, with Norway’s federation saying it would be bumped from the competition in favour of a Russian team, and with Russian hockey officials suggesting the tournament should be moved elsewhere.
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