Yesterday evening and overnight, many European hockey associations demanded Russia and Belarus be excluded entirely from all IIHF activities, or in some cases removed from the organization. Belarus is included in all of these discussions because it is considered to be complicit in the invasion of Ukraine. Today that body meets to decide how to handle the upcoming tournaments.
The scheduled top-level IIHF tournaments for the remainder of 2022 are:
- Men’s U18 Championships in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany — April 21 - May 1
- Men’s World Championships in Tampere and Helsinki, Finland — May 13 - 29
- Women’s World Championships in Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark — August 26 - September 4
- Rescheduled Women’s U18 in USA — summer (unofficial)
- Rescheduled 2022 World Junior Championships in Alberta, Canada — August (unofficial)
- 2023 World Junior Championships in Novosibirsk and Omsk, Russia — December 26 to Jan 5, 2023
The Swiss issued a release that was co-signed by several countries:
Swiss Ice Hockey strongly condemns Russia’s actions.