The Russian junior hockey team reportedly rejected awards at the international Future Cup tournament in Minsk RIA News.
The Russians lost to the Belarusian youth team 5:6 (overtime) in the final match.
After the game, Egor Surin left an award for the second place on the ice, Vadim Dudorov gave an award to the best forward, and Petr Andreyanov left an award to the best goalkeeper.
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.
The IIHF Board of Directors will hold a two-day meeting in Zurich on February 12-13, one of the topics on the agenda should be the discussion of the return of Russia and Belarus.
Previously IIHF answered over Israeli accusations that Russia was involved in his dismissal.