MOSCOW, Aug 31 National Hockey League (NHL) Deputy Commissioner Bill Daily announced the possible consideration of the participation of Russian hockey players in the World Cup. Earlier, the NHL announced that it was considering the possibility of holding the World Cup in 2024. Daley noted that the league is planning to host matches in North America and Europe with eight teams. «We are actively working on this project, we are in contact with representatives of the players' association who are also promoting the project. We are still planning to hold the World Cup in February 2024 of the year,» Daly said in a podcast on Sportsnet's YouTube channel. «This is one of the things that we need to work on, whether the Russian national team or Russian players will participate, how this can be arranged. There are several points that will need to be worked out along the way affairs, but I don’t think they will interfere with the tournament,” he added. President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardif said earlier that the IIHF does not plan to allow the national teams of Russia and Belarus to international competitions in the upcoming season due to the situation in Ukraine . The World Cup is not held under the auspices of the IIHF, the last tournament took place in 2016, the Russian team reached the semi-finals, the Canadians won.
