“I have always been an opponent of collective punishment. You can’t punish everyone for misconduct that specific people didn’t commit, ”Sport-Express quotes the president of IIHF.
According to him, hockey players should not be punished for something to which they are not involved at all. He also recalled the situation with the disqualification of the Russian women's team at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, although inspections showed that the athletes were then clean.
“Hockey is basically clean. Russian - including. And I believe that hockey players should not be touched. Deal with those who were unclean, ”Fasel added.
On November 25, the WADA Compliance Committee recommended that the executive committee remove Russia from international competitions for four years, as well as ban it from hosting international tournaments. In addition, the participation of Russian athletes in neutral status only was recommended.
A meeting of the WADA Executive Committee will be held on December 9.
Earlier it was reported that the head of the IIHF does not consider the option of transferring the World Cup hockey of 2023 from Russia.