Vladislav Tretiak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF), believes that Russian hockey should continue to cooperate with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
“I think it is impossible to leave the IIHF. Sooner or later everything will change. Sooner or later we will play in the international arena, in the championships. Without Russian, world hockey loses its relevance, loses its competitiveness. No matter what anyone says, we are among the elite of world hockey.
All right, let’s go out, give up the Olympics, other international tournaments. I think this is wrong. Our children will not understand this. We need to continue to cooperate,” Tretyak says. “Match TV”.
On March 22, the IIHF Council decided to extend the suspension of Russia and Belarus from international tournaments. Teams will miss the World Cup next year.
Recall that last spring the IIHF decided to remove Russian hockey players from participation in international tournaments even with neutral status, and in 2023 it took away from Russia the right to host the home junior world championship.
Luc Tardif, former IIHF chief Announced the date to discuss the issue of allowing Russia to participate in international tournaments.