The Russian national hockey team can return to the elite division, the main news from the IIHF when we play at the world championship
Mind wins! The Russian team returns immediately to the elite of international hockey
The main question is when?
Today is an important day for domestic hockey. In history, the events of the semi-annual international congress of the ice hockey federation (IIHF) took place, on the basis of which conclusions were drawn about the approaching training camps of Russia and Belarus to the competition.
- Russia and Belarus have turned into their divisions, in which they were before the suspension.
- The deadline for the decision on the meeting of Russia and Belarus is collected in the meeting before the IIHF congress, which takes place in May.
- All tournaments of various categories and divisions will be played with the maximum development of participants, all groups will be completely filled.
- The rise and likelihood of divisions will come from the return of Russia and Belarus to the international arena. If these countries return, they will take the place of the teams that have left the selection from the top division. If necessary, stay as before.
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Interestingly, according to the results of the congress, 98 out of 119 possible IIHF voting options were given to the stock. Thus, the national teams of Russia and Belarus will return to the system no earlier than in May 2023, but will retain their positions.
What is the point of all this? The bottom line is that when the ban is lifted with us and the Belarusians, Russia and Belarus will immediately return to their place in the elite division. This is the main thing that was accepted and decided today. Will these teams be able to play in the upcoming 2023 World Cup? Absolutely not. It includes our national teams will not take part. But by 2024 everything will be western from the world situation. But there are still some positive developments in the hockey plan, which cannot but rejoice.
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“To be clear, this decision does not mean the return of the national teams of Russia and Belarus to the competition. Congress had to make this decision in order to make this decision, in order to make this decision. The IIHF Council is monitoring the special operation in Ukraine,” said IIHF President Luc Tardif after the meeting.
FHR Special Representative for RIAC, Consul of the IIHF Council Pavel Bure also commented on the results of the Congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
“We have done a lot of work in negotiations with the IIHF. We welcome that Congress voted for such a decision – the need to achieve justice in Russia in the international arena. While we do not know when this return occurs, but we see that our team is very much looking forward to returning, ”said Bure.
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Vladislav Tretiak, President and FHR, shared his opinion.
“Most of the members of the international federation voted for the return of our team. This is not a secret for us, we all know how the Russian team is really treated. Of course, we expect that we will return already from 2024, we will do our best for this. We continue to work on a daily basis. The system of combined teams looks like usual. Our coaches, players, specialists are ready to take part in any major tournament even tomorrow,” said Tretiak.
It remains to be expected that any situation with the full return of the national teams of Russia and Belarus to the international arena will be resolved as soon as possible. All of us have been waiting and very soon we will see our team at major tournaments, and without the Russian team, they simply do not matter, because the principles of a sports game are acquired – the main thing that can be. And this is great for all our rivals and other federations.