Russia blacklisted by the NHL
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O. EngFebruary 28, 2022 (5:10 PM)
The NHL made an announcement today regarding the situation in Ukraine and took a firm stance against Russia.
In a post issued by NHL Public Relations, the league announced that effective immediately, the league would suspend its business relations with Russian companies as well as halting their Russian-language social/digital sites.
«Effective immediately, we are suspending our business relationships with our partners in Russia and we are pausing our Russian language social and digital media sites. In addition, we are discontinuing any consideration of Russia as a location for any future competitions regarding the NHL.»
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This announcement also comes around the same time that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that Russia and Belarus will be barred from any international competitions until further notice.
The IIHF announced the following:
«Suspension of all Russian and Belarusian National Teams and Clubs from participation in every age category and in all IIHF competitions or events until further notice»
As well as:
«Withdrawal of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship hosting rights from Russia
These two actions have been initiated by the Council in order to enable the IIHF to ensure the safety of IIHF Championships and all participating players, officials, and fans.»
These two actions have been initiated by the Council in order to enable the IIHF to ensure the safety of IIHF Championships and all participating players, officials, and fans.»
The NHL also condemned the advancement of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil and expressed concern for the Russian athletes who play in North-America.
Saying that
«These players play on behalf of their NHL teams and not on behalf of Russia.»
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