The head of the Swedish Hockey Association and member of the IIHF Council, Anders Larsson, expressed hope that the Russian team will voluntarily refuse to participate in the World Championship that will be held next year.
"Right now I don't think any solution is impossible. It is important to try to find different ways to continue the work. Of course it's better if they don't come," Larson said, adding that he doesn't know what will cause the Russians to withdraw from the tournament.
Earlier it was reported that the Finnish Hockey Association planned to convince other federations to boycott and refuse to participate in games against the Russians. According to Larsson, the Finns were quick in this situation.
"We agreed with several European countries that we would call at the same time, and we planned to do so no earlier than November 3. Finland announced it on Monday evening, and I was disappointed by that," he said.
I repeat, they don't know what to do Russia, of course, should never refuse to participate, even if everyone refuses to play with it. We have the right to play, so we will! point and let them do what they want. They, the idiots, are the ones who got away with it with the illegal impeachment. If they want to cancel everything and hang a barn lock, it's not our problem.
The probability of canceling hockey tournaments until the situation normalizes is high. Of course, it is necessary to choose countries for the Olympics, including with the participation of Russia, but it will be later, so it may take time.