Soccer/football is making huge gains in North America right now and even kids who’s parents don’t have much money can still be involved. A two hundred dollar hockey stick anyone?
If Russia manages to get to the ice, I hope the players refuse to play them. I’m not overly optimistic. Russia uses sports and culture for propaganda reasons
That, or just constantly beat the absolute fuck out of them. Like, to the point of not giving a fuck and forfeiting the game.
That would be hilarious but surely that would be a “team dissolved, players banned from the league for life” sort of thing, no?
Seems like it should be at least. There is no sportsmanship involved in such actions at all, all this does is give them the reason to do the same.
Well, you can always expect Russians to be brutal barbarian neanderthals who like to murder people for no reason whatsoever so that was already expected.
They’re not allowed to enter Canada anyway, so maybe Norway organizes a team building event in Alberta during that time, just in case they’re needed. Lol
Israel is allowed in but not russia? The hypocrisy is insane…
Should be both.
Uncle Shlomo has and knows people in high places, that’s why.
At this rate, the World Juniors is gonna be a single game, USA v Russia, in Las Vegas or something
Other complicating factors involve six nations, including Norway, vowing to boycott games against Russia as long as the war in Ukraine is ongoing. Several long-time corporate sponsors also have said they will drop out if Russia competes.
