The World Cup would have been played in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in May.

The players had basically packed their bags to go to Canada when the news came that the tournament was canceled due to the corona pandemic.

- The international federation had nothing to do with it.

It is entirely a local decision in Nova Scotia.

It came as a great surprise to us and it was a very strange decision, and we will never return to Nova Scotia with a new tournament, says Kalervo Kummola.

But the World Cup can be saved.

Finland is ready to take over the championship on its feet.

- We will have a meeting next week.

Finland is ready.

But we must also listen to Canada first, what they say about it, says Kummola.

May be games in May

According to Kummola, there are already three current venues that can host the tournament in Finland.

Tampere, Vaasa and Rovaniemi.

The hope is that Finland can take over the championship for games in May, as it was originally planned.

- It may be so, but I can not say more before next week's meeting.

It is also about television rights.

But there may also be an opening for games in August, says Kummola.

The B-WC, where Sweden would have played, has already been canceled.

CLIP: The women's hockey World Cup is canceled again (April 21)

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There will be no hockey World Cup for the ladies this year either.

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