Russian Ice Hockey Federation reprimanded by the IIHF

The International Ice Hockey Federation announced on Friday that they've reprimanded Russia for violating their Ethics Code.

Just after the start of their invasion of Ukraine, war propaganda was used by clubs and leagues in Russia. In their review, it was determined that the signs and billboards used to promote the war in Ukraine were not homemade and some clubs even went as far as posting images of these on their social media.

The IIHF's Ethics Board then moved the case to the IIHF's Disciplinary Board and following a review, decided that the appropriate sanction was to reprimand the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.

Following the invasion in late February, the IIHF announced that Russia, along with Belarus, were banned from participating in any sanction events or tournaments for at least one year.

Source: IIHF

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