MOSCOW, April 26, Vasily Bogdanov. Head of the International Ice Hockey Federation last September (IIHF) Luc Tardif starts his presidency by killing hockey, Russian Ice Hockey Federation board member Valery Kamensky said, commenting on Russia's withdrawal of the right to host the 2023 World Championship. Petersburg. At a meeting of the IIHF Council in Zurich, Switzerland on April 26, it was decided to transfer the championship from Russia «primarily for reasons of safety and well-being of all participating players, officials, the media and fans.» «World hockey gains nothing from this decision, but only Russia has repeatedly proved that it can hold competitions at the highest level in any sport.Of course, this decision is not the right one, although there were hopes that the IIHF leadership would begin to see clearly and begin to think in the direction of sports.It is a pity that the new president of the organization, Luc Tardif, begins from what kills hockey. Of course, we must continue to fight for our position, protest, do everything possible. You can’t give up, but we’re not going to, «said Kamensky. The new host of the world championship will be approved during the annual congress IIHF 2022 in Tampere (Finland), which will take place on the last week of the 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship.
