The Finnish national hockey team may refuse to participate in the 2025 World Cup if the Russian team is allowed to participate in the tournament. The publication reports that Iltalehti.
According to the source, currently the management of the Finnish Hockey Federation believes that the time has not yet come when it is appropriate to compete with Russian athletes.
“Now is not the right time to signal to Russia that there can be friends in sports. The article asks how long Finland will influence the offices of other sports and convey its point of view on the inadmissibility of competing in tournaments with Russia.
Marty Walsh, president of the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA), said Russian players will most likely not participate in the NHL international tournament in February 2025. In September, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announced that the league and the NHLPA plan to host the World Cup in 2025. It was noted that teams from Canada, Sweden, Finland and the USA will participate in the international tournament. Organizers want the games to be held in Europe.
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. The organization also stripped Russia of its right to host the junior world championship on home soil in 2023.
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