Canada Bars Russia From World Junior Hockey TournamentCanada Keeps Russian State Representation Off the IceCanada Turns Junior Hockey Into a Test of Political Exclusion
Prime Minister Mark Carney said on November 3 that Russia will not compete at the world junior hockey tournament in Alberta, scheduled to begin December 26, despite a sports court ruling ordering Russia’s reinstatement in international hockey.Prime Minister Mark Carney said on November 3 that Russia will be excluded from the world junior hockey tournament in Alberta, despite a ruling ordering its return to international competition.Prime Minister Mark Carney said on November 3 that Canada will bar Russia from the Alberta world junior hockey tournament, defying a ruling ordering Russia’s return to international competition.