The Russian hockey team will not be at the World Youth Championship. The Board of Directors of the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the corresponding decision.
The reason for Russia's absence from the Youth World Cup is the position regarding the participation of a team of several participants in the tournament, and in particular the hosts Canada, whose government refused to issue visas to hockey players from this country.
The IIHF also emphasized that they analyzed all possible options for moving the tournament to other countries, but ultimately decided to leave the tournament in Canada and agree with the local government's decision.