The team includes Kristina Mashinskaya, Olga Bogdanova, Diana Lipanova, Karina Lipanova and Olga Rodionova.
A major uncertainty that Määttä believes has affected the players is whether they would be allowed to continue playing at all.
- There must have been a great deal of uncertainty about what is happening?
Is it suddenly the case that Sweden decides that Russian athletes will not be allowed to compete?
In this way, I think it has been very difficult for them, says Esa Määttä.
Hear AIK's coach Esa Määttä talk about the support for the players above.