The Canadian government has officially informed Hockey Canada and the IIHF that it will not issue visas to Russians to participate in the 2027 World Junior Championship.
האיסור חל אפילו על שחקנים עם ויזות תקפות - גם הם נחשבים לא כשירים, כולל אלו תחת דגל ניטרלי.
Canada's Minister of State for Sport Adam van Kooverden said the neutral athlete status applied to Russians in other international competitions only applies to individual athletes, but not to entire teams.