Seven federations refused to sign the schedule of the ICS hockey with the participation of Russians

According to the newspaper Die Zeit, which refers to the head of the German hockey Federation Frank Lutz, seven national federations refused to sign the schedule of matches of the youth world hockey championship.

On November 8, it became known that the International Ice Hockey Federation sent an updated schedule to the national federations, compiled taking into account the inclusion of the Russian team in the number of participants in the tournament, and according to this document, the Russian team should replace the Norwegian one. Lutz told the Bundestag Sports Committee that seven federations, including Germany, had not signed the schedule.

At the same time, he urged the IIHF to resolve the issue of the composition of the participants of the tournament as soon as possible, explaining that a decision cannot appear overnight, but it is unthinkable for them to delay the process for a few more weeks.

Earlier it was reported that Ovechkin commented on the decision of Canada on Russian athletes.