The Canadian government has officially denied visas to Russian hockey players to participate in the World Youth Championship in Edmonton and Red Air, which will be held from December 26 to January 5, where the team was supposed to take the place of the Norwegians. TSN reports that.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made it clear that Russia will not participate in the tournament, and Sports Minister Adam van Kooverden said that he would not allow the team to participate even with a neutral status.
This decision goes against the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in late October, which required the IIHF to allow Russian teams to participate in tournaments in the 2026/27 season. Earlier, the teams of Sweden and Switzerland abandoned the games with the Russians, which according to the regulations is considered a technical defeat of 0:5.