Canada did not let the Russian youth hockey team at the World Cup
Russian youth hockey team will not be able to compete at the World Cup 2026/27 due to restrictions imposed by Canadian authorities
The Russian youth hockey team will not be able to compete at the 2026/27 World Cup due to restrictions imposed by Canadian authorities. This was announced by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The organization said it had considered hosting the tournament in another country but decided to keep Canada as the host. The competition will run from 26 December 2026 to 5 January 2027 in Edmonton and Red Deer.
Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Russian athletes will not be issued visas to participate in the tournament. This came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport granted the appeal of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation on October 30 and overturned the IIHF decision to suspend Russian teams.
In addition, six national federations – Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Norway, Latvia and Denmark – refused to play against the Russian team at the 2027 World Cup in Germany.
