Ukraine War: iihf deprives Russia ice hockey

The World Hockey Association IIHF has withdrawn the 2023 World Cup.

The association announced this on Monday after a Council session in Zurich. Because of the Russian war of attack in Ukraine, the "security and well -being of players, official, media representatives and fans" endangered, the reasoning said. Originally, from May 5th to 21st, 2023, it should have been played in St. Petersburg. Articles and videos about the topic * Germany - Switzerland | Ice hockey highlights * Ice hockey playoffs: Desert Barrowing in Munich!

* All games of the DEL LIVE in Magenta Sport - also in the conference A new venue will now be announced at the end of May during the World Cup in Finland. Most recently, Russia was also withdrawn from the 2023 Junior World Cup in Novosibirsk and Omsk.