"We are currently gathering as many countries as possible to form a common front to tell the IIHF that none of us will play against Russia in this situation," said Heikki Hietanen, chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.

“We are currently gathering as many countries as possible to form a common front to tell the IIHF that none of us will play against Russia in this situation,” said Heikki Hietanen, chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.

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  • skeptic@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    The wanton evil that russia and its people have been perpetrating in Ukraine since 2014 is unquestionably a valid reason for their exclusion. Although sporting competitions can transcend political divides and bring people closer together there is a limit to this thinking which any civilized person can distinguish.