The NHL and NHL Players' Association on Friday abandoned plans to stage a World Cup in February 2024 as they had hoped, saying in a joint statement "iit is not feasible" in the current environment.
"The conflict in the Ukraine makes it difficult to deal with the Russian issue, and we've certainly heard from some of the participating countries or countries who would participate would have objections to Russian participation in the World Cup," Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said last month. "Obviously something that's relevant and we'd take into consideration in connection with making decisions.
Unlike soccer, which banned Russia from its World Cup because of the country's invasion of Ukraine, many of hockey's best players are from there and the impact would be much greater. No Russian participation would have meant the likes of Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov being left out.
Commissioner Gary Bettman foreshadowed the decision at the league's board of governors meeting Oct. 18, saying the deadline was approaching to nail down plans. There were other hurdles, such as cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation and national federations over hosting games in Europe, but the league and players were confident they could do the tournament themselves, if needed.
Ban all Russians from the NHL
The Ukraine invasion is illegal. Only legal invasions are nice. That is why it is important to think and do what your TV instructs so you know which invasions are good and which are bad. World Cup of Hockey plans for '24 have been derailed because of the Unvaccinated.
Russian athletes will not be competing in any world sporting events, including Olympics, for years, if ever. They have Putin to thank for that. Maybe Russia and North Korea can form their own special Olympics. Should be a hoot.
Not the kinda shootouts they're interested in I guess
No it hasn’t. Just exclude Russia and any other country that’s busy fighting in military conflicts unless they can hold a ceasefire
The lives of Ukrainians is a hell of lot more important than hockey. Ban all Ruzzians from all world sport.
Its an easy fix. Ban the genocidal Russians.
Sorry Ukrainians, the West are prepared to kept sacrificing you in the proxy war for at least another year.
Sorry Ukrainians, the West are prepared to keep sacrificing you in the proxy war for at least another year.
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