The Russian team eliminated the Norwegian team from the list of participants in the World Youth Hockey Championship. Reuters. The Russian team replaced the Norwegian team at the 2027 World Junior Championship after the International Hockey Federation took steps to reinstate Moscow in accordance with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Norwegian Hockey Association said. Norway has been removed from the list as the lowest ranked team and will be replaced by Russia under return rules. Earlier, the tournament's host country, Canada, said it would refuse to issue visas to the Russian team.