“Under the given conditions, the world championships in the Czech Republic or Slovakia cannot be ruled out,” the Swiss server watson.ch quotes René Fasel, president of the International Hockey Federation.
Surprise? Yes! And what about the management of Czech hockey? “René Fasel wants to talk to the Belarusian side, we should have another meeting during January, because we have to decide definitively on the organizers. He writes that there are hypothetically other possibilities, which is Riga, and at the same time he says that he does not rule out that the World Cup could take place in Prague or Bratislava. That is all. We never acted on the IIHF, nor did we have it on the union’s executive committee. It is still true that the World Cup is allocated and approved by Minsk and Riga. I conclude this now by the fact that there are still many unknowns. I will stick to this answer. At the moment, this is a level of speculation, “said Petr Bříza, who works in the Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
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After undergoing coronavirus and subsequent quarantine, Fasel had to postpone a scheduled meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko until the first half of December to fly to Minsk in the near future to negotiate a world championship. What will be the result can only be estimated.
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Russia is falling as a possible alternative destination due to a two-year ban on doping activities. Latvia again has only one arena with a minimum capacity of ten thousand seats. According to Fasel, such or larger arena size is necessary. “If a limited number of spectators are allowed, we have to rely on a large arena,” the Swiss server Fasela added. And it is unlikely to play the entire tournament in one hall.
Another eventuality could be the relocation of matches to the north of Europe. But in Finland there will be a world championship as early as 2022 and in Sweden three years later, so even this variant seems very unlikely.
In the given situation, the mentioned Prague or Bratislava comes into consideration, or the cooperation of both metropolises, as Fasel himself admitted. “The Czech Ice Hockey Association did not address the O2 arena regarding the organization of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships. According to our information, the CSLH was not contacted by the IIHF either, “said Robert Schaffer, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Bestsport, O2 arena and O2 universum.
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It is certain that the Czechia and Slovakia can organize the World Cup, in addition, there are a lot of fans, but due to the situation around coronavirus, the matter is more complicated, also from a financial point of view.
“The IIHF has not turned to us in this regard. In addition, the championship would most likely have to take place without spectators, or in a limited number, so it would be impossible for us without any compensation from the IIHF. In any case, no one has approached us with this idea yet, for us it is pure speculation, “said Zdeněk Zikmund, a spokesman for Czech hockey.
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