“Officially, the decision will be made by the federal government after the season,” Johan Stark, secretary general of the Swedish Hockey Association, said in a statement.
Swedish The Hockey Association is following the example of the Finnish Hockey Association and will no longer be eligible to play for the national team in the Eastern League KHL next season. The Federation of Finland stated its position in a press release on Monday morning, and the Federation of Sweden followed in the afternoon.
“We have noted that Russia has used the KHL as its propaganda tool, and the situation has escalated during the playoffs. On the part of the Swedish Hockey Association, we are going to ensure that players who choose to play in KHL for next season will not join our national team. Officially, the decision will be made by the federal government after the term, ”the secretary general Johan Stark said in a press release.
Sweden is hosting the EHT tournament this week, which Finland will initially face in Tampere, Switzerland, on Thursday. The matches are part of the preparations for the World Championships in Tampere and Helsinki. Finland and Sweden play on the World Cup in the same starting block.
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