MOSCOW, Oct 19 National Hockey League (NHL) Deputy Commissioner Bill Daley expressed concern that a number of teams would have objections if the Russian team participated in the World Cup. Earlier, Daly reported that the league would like to find an opportunity for the Russian team to participate in the World Cup. «Due to the conflict in Ukraine, it is difficult to resolve the issue of the Russian team. We have already heard from several countries that intend to participate in the tournament that they will have objections to the participation of the Russian team in the tournament,» Daley was quoted by ESPN. 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.
