Report: Russia and Belarus suspended, won't play at 2022 World Championship
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is about to cost them heavily in the hockey world.
According to Iltalehti, a Finnish-based media outlet, the International Ice Hockey Federation is suspending Russia and Belarus for the 2022 Men's World Championship in May. Russia also expected to be stripped of hosting duties for the 2023 World Juniors, as well as the 2023 Men's World Hockey Championship.
The meeting of the IIHF's board will start at 19.00 Finnish time, but according to insider sources, it is already clear what kind of decision the meeting will make.
According to Iltalehti sources, the IIHF has already prepared a bulletin on the separation of Russia and Belarus. According to insiders, Russia will also lose the World Championships for under-20s at the turn of next year, as well as the 2023 World Championships for men awarded to St. Petersburg.
To bring the total of teams back to 16, Austria will replace Russia in Group A, while France will replace Belarus in Group B.
The tournament is set to take place in Helsinki and Tampere (Finland) in May, but Helsinki may drop out as a host because their arena is currently owned by Russian billionaire businessman, Gennady Timchenko. Helsinki Ice Hall is expected to be the replacement arena.
According to information received by Iltalehti, the new race hall will be Helsinki's old ice rink on Nordenskiöldinkatu. The World Cup is so close that it is no longer possible to change Helsinki to Turku."
Following an meeting of the International Olympics Committee's Executive Board, they have recommended that international sport organizations not allow athletes and officials from Belarus or Russia to participate at their events.
Source: Iltalehti
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| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
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Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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