Roman Rotenberg, First Vice President of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF), spoke about the organization’s relationship with the International Hockey Federation (IIHF). In an interview “SE” He stated that despite the suspension of Russian hockey players from international tournaments, relations between the two federations remained friendly, and political issues were not touched upon during communication.
“We are in constant communication with everyone. We have a good relationship but there is too much politics now. We do not discuss politics. Once the SVO is over, we will discuss more specific issues and our return. Before this it was just a friendly relationship. “We congratulate each other on holidays,” Rotenberg said.
In the spring of 2022, the 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.
Previously Fetisov statedThat the IIHF does not have the right to expel Russia from the organization.