The Russian Ministry of Sports and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) intend to submit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) all the documents regarding the boycotts planned by the international federations against games with the participation of the Russian teams in the World Ice Hockey Championship (IIHF), the Russian Minister of Sports and the President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Mikhail Dagetyar. "I'm sure the [CAS] court will rule against them and they will be banned from hosting tournaments if they continue all these boycotts that are actually aimed against the sport itself." Ice hockey associations representing Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia and the Czech Republic earlier stated their reluctance to play games against Russia during the upcoming IIHF World Championship.

The Russian Ministry of Sports and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) intend to submit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) all the documents regarding the boycotts planned by the international federations against games with the participation of the Russian teams in the World Ice Hockey Championship (IIHF), the Russian Minister of Sports and the President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Mikhail Dagetyar. "I'm sure the [CAS] court will rule against them and they will be banned from hosting tournaments if they continue all these boycotts that are actually aimed against the sport itself." Ice hockey associations representing Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia and the Czech Republic earlier stated their reluctance to play games against Russia during the upcoming IIHF World Championship.