Despite persistent rumors that the big bosses of the Canadian Hockey League would ban Russian and Belarusian players from their next European draft, the latter finally gave up on the idea. However, the CHL has canceled the traditional Canada-Russia Series.
Posted yesterday at 5:28 p.m.
“The Canadian Hockey League strongly condemns the recent actions taken by Russia committing its military forces in Ukraine and calls for a peaceful resolution to the conflict,” reacted the circuit grouping the three junior leagues in Canada by means of a press release.