International Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif said that the organization will not interfere with the organization of a possible friendly match between Russia and Slovakia. “Sports Express”.
“The Russian team has already played friendly matches. For example, there were games with Kazakhstan. We never restricted,” Tardif said.
The fact that Slovakia can play against Russia before the World Cup, reported “Match TV”
The Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in the Czech Republic between 10-26 May 2024. The Slovakia national team will face teams from the USA, Germany, Sweden, Latvia, France, Kazakhstan and Poland.
In the spring of 2022, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to ban Russian 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. .
In March 2023, the IIHF extended the suspension for the 2023/24 season. At the same time, the president of the organization, Luc Tardif, said that the IIHF council will return to the issue of accepting the national teams of Russia and Belarus in March 2024.
Formerly at Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) statedI think the Russia-Slovakia match is impossible this season.