Vladimir Plyushchev, former head coach of the Russian national team, expressed hope that Russian youth teams will be allowed to participate in international competitions. legal betting.
“Everyone has been saying for a long time that this cannot continue for a long time. Someone said that we are actually alone, but it is not so. Maybe our friends and allies were not always in Central Europe, which we liberated, but they were holding a knife in their backs,” Plyushchev said.
In the spring of 2022, the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to prevent Russian hockey players from participating in international tournaments, even with neutral status, and the organization also stripped Russia of the right to host the youth world championship at home in 2023. . At the beginning of July 2022, the IIHF Disciplinary Committee rejected the Russian Hockey Federation’s request for admission to international competitions.
The Russian youth team last played at the 2022 World Cup. That tournament could not be completed due to coronavirus.
Previously at IIHF saidWhen Russian youth teams may be allowed to participate in tournaments.