“If the situation between Russia and Ukraine does not change in the near future, the Russian national hockey team will be forced to miss the next season in all competitions under the auspices of the IIHF,” RIA Novosti quotes Tardif.
On May 27, the IIHF extended Russia's suspension from all tournaments to 2023 and suspended the national team from participating in the 2023 World Cup.
The IIHF also withdrew the right to the 2023 World Cup, which was supposed to be held in St. Petersburg from May 5 to 21.
Earlier, the former coach of the Russian national hockey team, Vladimir Plushev, reacted to the news about the decision of the IIHF to remove the national teams of Russia and Belarus from playing at the 2023 Ice Hockey World Cup.