MOSCOW, September 7 Two-time Olympic ice hockey champion Vyacheslav Fetisov said that considers the removal of the Russian national hockey team from international competitions to be lawlessness. In February, the board of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus from international competitions for an indefinite period due to the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. The Russian national team at the stages of the Eurotour over the next two years was replaced by the Swiss team.
"IIHF are obliged to return our team! On what grounds did they remove us? Is there such a clause in the charter of the international federation? This is complete chaos! I hope common sense will prevail. And you need to show for the loss of finances. We must be able to protect our interests. And world hockey, by and large, does not care about us. Let them restore & # 34;, — quotes the words of Fetisov & # 34; Sport-Express & # 34;.
Earlier, the head of the IIHF, Luc Tardif, said that scenarios for the return of the Russian team to international tournaments would be discussed at the next meeting of the congress of the organization.