MOSCOW, September 6, Alena Sulizova. Congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) at the next meeting will discuss scenarios for the return of the Russian team to international tournaments, said the head of the IIHF, Luc Tardif. Tardif said earlier that the IIHF does not plan to allow the teams of Russia and Belarus to international competitions in the upcoming season due to the situation in Ukraine. «Russian teams will not play at the World Championships in the 2022/23 season The issue of participation in the competition will be studied year by year if security conditions change The IIHF Coordinating Committee will present to the IIHF Council several possible scenarios for the reintegration of the Russian team, if this is relevant in the next season or later Congress The IIHF will approve or not approve their proposal,» Tardif said. The IIHF semi-annual congress will be held from September 29 to October 1 in Belek, Turkey.
