Sweden suspends all KHL players from the national team.
Now the decision is being hailed in the hockey world.
“Everyone should follow suit,” writes one user.
The decision has been requested, but it has been delayed from the union. Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many have wanted an answer to what Tre Kronor thinks about the players who are actually still playing in the country, but they have been waiting.
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At the same time, for example, the Swedish Basketball Association has been adamant about Jonas Jerebko, when they went straight out and stopped him from continuing to play for the national team after he signed for CSKA Moscow. Yesterday, finally, the news also came regarding the hockey, and it has been praised.
The Swedish Ice Hockey Federation announced that no KHL players are welcome to Tre Kronor, which means that Robin Press, Adam Reideborn, Fredrik Claesson, Viktor Svedberg, Jakob Lilja and Johan Mattsson are no longer eligible for selection for the federation captain Sam Hallam. But it is not only in Sweden that the decision was received with jubilation.
The decision is applauded
Even internationally, among hockey fans, the decision has been praised.
“Good, now everyone should follow suit. What are you waiting for in North America?”, writes a user on Reddit.
“I enjoy reading this. Just right. Hope more will follow,” writes another.
However, Sweden is not the first to make the decision. In the past, Finland and the Czech Republic have also brought players from the KHL into their national teams.
“Now we just hope that other national teams show the same courage,” writes one user.
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