Former President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel on Wednesday, December 29, announced that the organization is currently discussing the possible cancellation of the World Youth Championship currently underway in Canada.
“Luc Tardiff has asked for a meeting of the IIHF Council to discuss the status quo of the tournament. In an hour or two you will find out more, ”the Championship quotes him.
Earlier that day, the test for COVID-19 of the forward of the Russian youth hockey team Matvey Michkov turned out to be positive. As a result, the Russian team was awarded a forfeit defeat in the match with the Slovaks at the World Championship. The Slovakia-Russia match was to be held on December 30 at 00:30 Moscow time. According to the tournament regulations, the Slovaks won a victory with a score of 1: 0.
On December 29, the game between Finland and the Czech Republic was also canceled, which was scheduled to start at 22:00 Wednesday. The reason was a positive test for coronavirus in the Czech national team. Prior to that, a technical defeat was awarded to the US team in the match with Switzerland.
Source: IZ
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