IIHF confirms Russia not competing at world juniors next month in Alberta | CBC Sports
The IIHF confirms Russia will not field a team at the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer from 26 December 2026 to 5 January 2027, despite a Court of Arbitration for Sport mandate for reinstatement, which it attributes to restrictions by Canada's federal government. Russia and Belarus have been banned from international hockey since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the federation
