# Russia Will Not Compete at World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada, PM Carney Says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russia-will-not-compete-at-world-junior-hockey-championship-in-canada-pm-carney-says/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:12:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T02:11:52+00:00
- Original publisher: The Moscow Times
- Original article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/04/russia-will-not-compete-at-world-junior-hockey-championship-in-canada-pm-carney-says-a94174
- Topics: Americas, Europe, World

## Key points

- Canada will exclude Russian and Belarusian players from the World Juniors.
- The tournament runs from late December to early January in Alberta.
- Four European federations have also said they will refuse to play Russia.

## Summary

Canada will bar Russian and Belarusian players from the World Junior Hockey Championships in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. The decision comes amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and a dispute over whether Russian athletes should be allowed back into international hockey.

The tournament is scheduled for late December to early January. Carney said athletes from Russia and Belarus would not compete for their countries in Canada while their governments support the war. Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic have also said they will refuse to play Russia at next year’s men’s world championship in Germany; Russia’s ambassador to Canada criticised the move as bringing politics into junior hockey.

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