Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that Canada will bar athletes representing Russia and Belarus from entering the country to compete in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Alberta in December.
“While Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal, unjustified, horrific war in Ukraine, as long as that’s going on, there will be none of those athletes competing for their countries in Canada,” Carney said on Nov. 3.
Carney’s comments come after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Oct. 30 that Russia must be reinstated to international hockey competition, starting with the World Junior Tournament.
Following this decision, Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said on Oct. 30 that his country would work with the International Ice Hockey Federation to secure its return to international competitions….