The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) commented on the removal from the flight of the players of the Russian youth team in Canada. Their words are quoted by REN TV.
The IIHF said it was collecting additional information about the incident. The collected data will be forwarded to the IIHF Ethics Council in order to assess whether the actions of the Russian team violate the Federation’s Code of Ethics. Possible sanctions will be determined by the disciplinary board of the organization.
On January 1, it became known that the Russian youth team was unable to fly out of Calgary, Canada after the 2022 World Youth Championship was canceled. The head coach of the team, Sergei Zubov, said that the reason was a violation of the mask regime.
Swedish journalist Marie Lehmann, who was supposed to fly with the team, said that some hockey players behaved indecently at the airport. The journalist noted that drunkenness, smoking and the unwillingness of athletes to wear masks became the reason for the denial of boarding.
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