The National Hockey League (NHL) has issued a statement condemning Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine while also announcing a complete suspension of all its business relations in Russia. “Effective immediately, we are suspending our relationships with our business partners in Russia and we are pausing our Russian language social and digital media sites. In addition, we are discontinuing any consideration of Russia as a location for any future competitions involving the NHL,” the organization said in a press release. The organization also raised concerns about the well-being of Russian players who currently play in the NHL on behalf of their NHL clubs. “We understand they and their families are being placed in an extremely difficult position.” The NHL urged for a quick peaceful resolution to the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Earlier, NHL’s Hall of Fame player Dominik Hasek had called on the organization to “immediately suspend” contracts of all Russian players as every …
NHL Suspends Business Relations With Russia, Other Sports Federations, Isolating Russian Athletes
March 1, 2022
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