IIHF President Tardiff on the cancellation of the 2022 MFM: COVID forced to adjust the rules
Luke Tardiff. Photo: Globallookpress.com
President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardiff spoke about the cancellation of the World Youth Hockey Championship (MHM) 2022. His statement was published on the organization's website.
According to Tardif, the conditions created by the organizers of the championship were not enough to ensure the safety of the tournament participants.
“We were full of confidence in the measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, established by IIHF, the authorities of the Canadian province of Alberta and Canada. The next wave of COVID and the omicron strain forced us to adjust the rules almost immediately upon arrival in order to try to prevent infections. This included daily testing and a collective quarantine requirement for positive tests, ”he said.
The IIHF President noted that the focus now needs to be on getting all players and team personnel safely home.
The cancellation of the youth ice hockey world championship became known on Wednesday evening, December 29. The decision was made due to coronavirus outbreaks in several teams. Two players in the Russian team became infected, they were sent to quarantine. It is known that the test for coronavirus was positive, including in 17-year-old Matvey Michkov.
Before the cancellation of the championship, it became known about the cancellation of the match between the national teams of Russia and Slovakia at the MFM. The Russian team was awarded a technical defeat with a score of 0: 1. Teams from the United States and the Czech Republic, where cases of coronavirus were also identified, were also awarded technical injuries.
