Team Head Coach Finland hockey Jukka Jalonen said that the national teams do not want the Russians to participate in the World Cup, that’s what only the National Hockey League (NHL) wants.
Last week, the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) and the NHL released a joint statement saying the World Cup, which was scheduled to take place in February 2024, has been postponed to 2025. The organizations have announced that “under the current conditions, holding the tournament is not possible”.
– I expected it, because the NHL wants the Russian team to participate in the World Cup. Let’s see when the Russians perform on the international stage, but I don’t think it will be soon.
Will the tournament take place in 2025? I don’t think anything will happen. Gamers are probably also worried about this. Everyone wanted to play against the best in the world, there were no such matches for a long time.
All European countries take a different position than the NHL. Nobody wants Russia to participate in the World Cup, but the league wants it. Everyone knows it. As far as I know, none of the leading teams – Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Switzerland – wants to play with Russia, – Iltalehti quotes Jalonen.
At the end of February, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended the Russian team from participating in tournaments under its auspices.
Source : MatchTV
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