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NHL indicates Finland's block on Russian athletes could affect future games there
League has held regular-season games in country in 2022, 2024, 2026
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League → indicate → 2022
The NHL will consider Finland's plans to prevent Russian athletes entering the country when deciding whether to stage more regular-season games there in future, the league told The Associated Press.
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league → consider → Press
Finland and Norway both announced plans to refuse entry to Russian athletes Thursday, the same day as the Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken played the first of two NHL regular-season games in the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
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Hurricanes → announce → capital
The Finnish restrictions take effect from Monday, after the NHL games, and follow a backlash to Russia being reinstated in the hockey world championships, which is not an NHL event.
“We are aware of the government’s position, and we’ll have to take that into account," the league said on Friday when asked if the new restrictions would be an obstacle to future games in Finland.
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restrictions → take → Finland
The Finnish foreign ministry's statement outlining the restrictions didn't distinguish between Russian athletes on national teams, those competing as neutral athletes, or those on club teams in sports like hockey or soccer.
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statement → outline → hockey
The ministry said Thursday that Russians would only be allowed to work in Finland on “tasks that are essential to Finland’s national interests."
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that → say → interests
It added that Russia “uses sports as a propaganda tool.”
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Russia → add → tool
The NHL has played regular-season games in Finland as part of its Global Series in 2022 and 2024 and hasn't confirmed any future games there yet.
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NHL → play → games
Finland says its national teams won't play against Russia in hockey tournaments
Russian federation head Tretiak says it will seek compensation if barred from world juniors in Alberta
As of the opening day of the 2026-27 season in September, there were 53 Russians on NHL rosters, making up 7.3 per cent of the league.
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it → say → league
Russian winger Andrei Svechnikov had an assist for the Hurricanes in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Kraken in Helsinki.
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Svechnikov → have → Helsinki
The Hurricanes and Kraken play again in Finland on Saturday.
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Hurricanes → play → Saturday
The government decisions Thursday followed a backlash in Finland to Russia being reinstated for the ice hockey world championships, but its effects could mostly be felt in other sports.
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effects → follow → sports
The International Skating Union warned of a “possible consequential impact” on its figure skating world championships in Finland in March.
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Union → warn → March
Public broadcaster ERR reported Friday that Estonia had written to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation that athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus would not be allowed to enter the country.
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athletes → report → country
Estonia hosts the world junior championships in Nordic skiing in January.
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Estonia → host → January
The Aporia
