Russia, Belarus and International Ice Hockey Federation

Russia and Belarus will be banned from ice hockey tournaments until at least May 2026
Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season.
IIHF decides Russia and Belarus will remain ineligible for international hockey tournaments in 2025-26
Matvei Michkov’s senior debut for Russia in an officially sanctioned tournament will have to wait. The International Ice Hockey Federation ruled Tuesday that Russia and Belarus will remain ineligible for tournaments for the 2025-26 season as it “believes it is not yet safe to reintegrate” the two countries into tournaments.
Russia and Belarus remain banned from ice hockey competitions
Russian and Belarusian ice hockey teams will remain banned from competitions organized by the international ruling body IIHF in the 2025-26 season, the IIHF said on Tuesday in a statement. "Following its latest meeting this morning,
Russia and Belarus Remain Banned From International Hockey Tournaments Through 2025-26
The IIHF has confirmed the continuation of the ban on Russia and Belarus for the 2025-26 hockey season, maintaining safety protocols amid Russia's ongoing war.
Russia and Belarus remain barred from ice hockey tournaments until at least May 2026
Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season.
Russia, Belarus remain banned from hockey tournaments until at least May 2026
Russia, in previous guises as the Soviet Union or Unified Team, has won the Olympic gold nine times. Russia won the silver at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, just weeks before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Belarus have been banned from international ice hockey tournaments since then.
Russia, Belarus remain expelled from 2025-26 IIHF competition
The IIHF announced Tuesday that the Russian and Belarusian national teams will remain barred from competition for at least another year.
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