Due to the potential admission of Russia to the 2027 Ice Hockey World Cup, 6 teams have already refused to play with the Russians, and official partners are violating sponsorship contracts with the tournament. Because of this decision, the 2027 World Hockey Championship, which is scheduled to take place in May next year in Germany, is in jeopardy. The hockey associations of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Lithuania have already announced a boycott of games with Russia. The main sponsors of the competition also opposed the participation of the Russian team. Sweden's AJ Produkter, which has sponsored the World Hockey Championship since 1989, canceled its contract with the tournament due to the admission of Russians. Finland's Nokian Renkat said that the participation of the Russian Federation "is not in line with the company's values" and threatened to end its cooperation with the World Cup if the Russians still make it to the tournament. And the main sponsor of the tournament - the large Czech betting company Tipsport - will refuse to advertise in matches involving Russians and will not accept bets on their fights. "The position of Tipsport from the beginning of the Russian aggression is clear: we are one of the biggest corporate supporters of Ukraine, we do not accept bets on the KHL and other competitions in Russia and Belarus, and we are definitely not going to accept bets on the Russian national team. "We also cannot imagine that our advertising will appear in games involving Russia in the World Cup or in the television broadcasts, then in the company's broadcasts. Pravda Gershchenko / Submit Content / Eng X / Bluesky / What is Telegram / Threads.

Due to the potential admission of Russia to the 2027 Ice Hockey World Cup, 6 teams have already refused to play with the Russians, and official partners are violating sponsorship contracts with the tournament. Because of this decision, the 2027 World Hockey Championship, which is scheduled to take place in May next year in Germany, is in jeopardy. The hockey associations of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Lithuania have already announced a boycott of games with Russia. The main sponsors of the competition also opposed the participation of the Russian team. Sweden's AJ Produkter, which has sponsored the World Hockey Championship since 1989, canceled its contract with the tournament due to the admission of Russians. Finland's Nokian Renkat said that the participation of the Russian Federation "is not in line with the company's values" and threatened to end its cooperation with the World Cup if the Russians still make it to the tournament. And the main sponsor of the tournament - the large Czech betting company Tipsport - will refuse to advertise in matches involving Russians and will not accept bets on their fights. "The position of Tipsport from the beginning of the Russian aggression is clear: we are one of the biggest corporate supporters of Ukraine, we do not accept bets on the KHL and other competitions in Russia and Belarus, and we are definitely not going to accept bets on the Russian national team. "We also cannot imagine that our advertising will appear in games involving Russia in the World Cup or in the television broadcasts, then in the company's broadcasts. Pravda Gershchenko / Submit Content / Eng X / Bluesky / What is Telegram / Threads.