Canada will not issue visas to Russian hockey players for the World Junior Championship.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said there will be no Russians at the tournament in Edmonton and Red Air. He made the statement at the Commonwealth of Nations Summit in Antigua. According to him, Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to represent their countries on Canadian soil, and decisions on entry will be made separately.
The president of the Russian Hockey Federation, Vladislav Tertyak, called on the IIHF to accept the national team, and if that is not possible, to postpone the championship, cancel it or "impose sanctions on Canada".
Earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered the IIHF to allow Russian teams to participate in international competitions.