MOSCOW, April 27, Alexander Govorov. The Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) will submit an appeal against the decision of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to deprive Russia of the right to host the 2023 World Championship, said Alexander Kiknadze, Deputy Executive Director of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. -May 21, 2023. «Yes, we will appeal the decision for the adult world championship as well. The procedure is similar to what we are doing with the youth tournament. First, we will appeal to the IIHF disciplinary committee,» Kiknadze said. The new owner of the world championship will be approved during the 2022 IIHF Annual Congress in Tampere, Finland, which will take place on the last week of the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship.
