Krikunov speaks against excluding Ukraine from the 2027 World Championship to bring back the Russian national team
Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Krikunov told Sovetsky Sport that the Ukrainian team, which qualified for Group A for the first time in a long while, should not lose its place at the 2027 World Championship. He proposed increasing the number of participants instead of a replacement. The IIHF has made no final decision yet.
Otabek Yusupov