MOSCOW, July 13 Finnish Ice Hockey Championship representative Heikki Hiltunen told Iltalehti newspaper that “Jokerit” to return to the league will need to break all ties with the KHL and Russia. In April, the Finnish club announced its withdrawal from the KHL due to the situation in Ukraine. However, the owners of the team's home arena are Russian businessmen. Earlier, the management of Jokerit announced its intention to return to the Finnish Championship. «We have a positive attitude towards Jokerit.» However, the application for participation in the championship will be subject to rigorous testing. The position of the shareholders is clear. All financial and property ties with the previous project in the KHL must be severed We are not going to accept the club's connection with Russia,» Hiltunen said. «Jokerit» has been playing in the KHL since the 2014/15 season. Twice the team reached the quarterfinals of the Gagarin Cup.
