The aggressors' teams will not play in the world tournament.
Congress of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) approved the removal of the national teams of Russia and Belarus from the 2023 World Cup.
This is stated in the report of the meeting. the aggressor and her partner from all international tournaments until September. Now it applies to next year's World Hockey Championship.
In addition, Russia has been deprived of the right to host the 2023 World Youth Championships in Novosibirsk and Omsk.
hockey was also to take place in St. Petersburg, Russia. The new venues for the 2023 World Cup will be Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia, from May 12 to 28.
Three more world championships have also been approved. In 2024 – Prague and Ostrava (Czech Republic), in 2025 – Stockholm (Sweden) and Herning (Denmark), and in 2026 – Zurich and Friborg (Switzerland).
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Earlier it was reported that the Polish club expelled all Russian and Belarusian hockey players from the team .
