Russia\u0027s war in Ukraine has derailed plans to hold a World Cup of Hockey next winter.
“Disappointment or not, you want peace in the world,” Swedish defenceman Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning said. “That’s the bottom line.”
The league and union said they hope to stage the event in February 2025 and will continue to plan for that. The delay buys the league and players time to figure things out. “You obviously always want to represent your country and to make your Russian fans happy,” Vasilevskiy, a two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender with Tampa Bay, said recently. “I’m not sure what’s going to happen next. It’s a little complicated now.
Commissioner Gary Bettman foreshadowed the decision at the league’s board of governors meeting Oct. 18, saying the deadline was approaching to nail down plans. There were other hurdles, such as co-operation with the International Ice Hockey Federation and national federations over hosting games in Europe, but the league and players were confident they could do the tournament themselves, if needed.
There is optimism about 2025 and extra time could allow for a qualifying tournament to decide who joins the obvious teams: the U.S., Canada, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic — and perhaps Russia, depending on the global climate.“Hockey fans everywhere feel that, players feel that. As a , as a group of individuals, obviously, people are going to work hard to try to make that happen for a number of different reasons.
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