Barred from competing in Canada, Russia wants world junior hockey tournament relocated or canceled

The Russian Hockey Federation is seeking to have next month’s world junior hockey championships either relocated or canceled in light of Canada’s decision to bar Russia from participating in the tournament.Russian news agency TASS on Thursday also that reported hockey federation president Vladislav Tretiak threatened to seek compensation from Canada and potentially Germany, host of the 2027 men’s world championship in May, if Russia is denied participation.Speaking at a presidential sports council meeting in Moscow, Tretiak said he’s also asked the International Ice Hockey Federation’s ethics council to investigate and punish national federations organizing boycotts of games involving Russia.“There are rules: if a team does not take the ice, it receives a forfeit loss and sanctions are imposed,” Tretiak told TASS in comments translated from Russian. “The IIHF has a way out — either allow us to participate or, if we cannot enter Canada, move the championship, not hold it at all or impos