In the end, yesterday's match never ended.
The idea was that Jokerit would fly to Belarus during the day and leave later that evening, and as recently as yesterday morning, the players prepared for morning training.
But before the plane took off, the KHL approved Jokerit's wish not to play the match, Helsinki Club chairman Jari Kurri tells the TV channel Yle.
The league then announced that they sentence Jokerit to a loss, but that they avoid fines or suspension.
Riots in Belarus
During the past week, Jokerit has received harsh criticism for its decision to go to the politically unstable Belarus.
Ever since the election a couple of weeks ago - where incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko received 80 percent of the vote - there has been unrest in the country with large demonstrations, arrests in the thousands and violence.
Ice hockey researcher Tobias Stark calls Jokerit "the hockey world's weakest brand right now".
- At present, I can not imagine a club with a worse reputation.
Their own fans have gone out and said that they want to boycott, and if the closest mourners are not behind the business, they do not have much to fall back on, he tells SVT Sport.
"The Joker is sitting in a pair of fox scissors"
According to Tobias Stark, the problem started already when Jokerit chose to join the KHL, which is financed by the state energy giant Gazprom in Russia.
- The Joker is sitting in a pair of fox scissors now.
If you take the devil in the boat, you have to row him ashore.
The problem is that Jokerit once chose to go into battle with the KHL and then, as I said, you get peace of mind ashore.
The KHL is just on the surface a hockey league.
Ultimately, it is a manifestation of the economic, cultural, military and political interests of Putin-Russia.
- This is not just about passing a puck or winning a match but about greater values.
It is about human life and politics at the highest level.
The Joker must realize that this is the game they are playing now.
Want to see the club mark
Strongly describes the KHL as "an extended arm of Putin's interests".
- If there was any form of decency or political will, one would like the Joker to point out that they are not behind this.
It is far too simple to say that sport and politics do not belong together, they do.
Sport can build bridges, but then you have to act proactively and make demands, otherwise nothing happens.
CLIP: 60 seconds: The protests in Belarus
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Belarusians have been protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko since the August 9 election.
Photo: SVT Archive