The International Ice Hockey Federation (IHF) is collecting additional information about the incident with the Russian youth team on the flight and intends to assess the actions of the athletes. This was announced in the organization on January 2.
They noted that they would transfer information to the Ethics Council of the IFH, “to determine whether the actions of the Russian team violate the IFH Code of Ethics.”
“By decision of the IFC Ethics Council, the incident will be referred to the IFC Disciplinary Council for sanctions,” the message adds.
On the eve of the players of the youth teams of Russia and the Czech Republic were not allowed to fly from Calgary to Frankfurt. There were also athletes from Finland and Sweden on the flight. Representatives of the Canadian airline took all four teams out of the plane after incidents of smoking and alcohol, and later decided to admit only Finns and Swedes to the flight.
Explanations of the sources that told about the reasons for the removal of the command from the plane vary. So, the manager of the Czech youth national hockey team Otakar Cerny said that shortly before the departure, the Russians were allegedly in a bar, and the athletes of the Czech national team were taken out of the plane, due to the fact that they were wearing almost the same sweatshirts as the Russian hockey players.
At the same time, the Izvestia source assured that the main claims were brought against the Czech side. Another interlocutor noted that the team was removed due to a violation of the rules by the head coach of the team, Sergei Zubov, who lit a cigarette in his sleeve on the way to the plane.
As Zubov noted at the time, the Canadian airport has very strict rules, and later in a comment to Sport-Express indicated that the main complaint was that some players had worn masks incorrectly. Zubov clarified that he had not smoked for three years.
The World Youth Championship began in Canada on December 26 and was scheduled to end on January 6. However, on December 29, it became known that the competition was canceled due to outbreaks of coronavirus in several teams, including the Russian one.
On December 30, the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Luc Tardiff, suggested holding the tournament in June or July. He stressed that the issue of holding MFM-2022 is important for young players, for their career, as well as for fans.
Source: IZ
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