Canada Won’t Allow Russian Hockey Team to Play in Alberta World Juniors, Carney Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will prevent athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta this December. This decision comes despite a recent ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstating Russia to international hockey competition. Carney stated that as long as the war in Ukraine persists, athletes from these countries will not compete in Canada.

• Canada will not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney cited the “illegal, unjustified, horrific war in Ukraine” as the reason for the ban.
• The decision follows a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that Russia must be reinstated to international hockey competition.
• Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev had expressed intent to work with the International Ice Hockey Federation for reinstatement.