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FILE – Team of Russia players celebrate during the Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between the Russia and Czech Republic at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, Latvia, on May 21, 2021. (AP Photo\/Oksana Dzadan, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ZURICH \u2014 The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced the groups for next year\u2019s men’s world championship<\/a> without listing Russia, after last month saying the country\u2019s eligibility<\/a> would be decided \u201con an event-by-event basis.\u201d<\/p>

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Host nation Germany shares a group with Sweden and defending champion Finland, the IIHF said Monday. The United States and Canada will be based in D\u00fcsseldorf for the May 2027 tournament, along with six other teams including Czechia and Slovakia.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is in Germany\u2019s group as it returns to the top level of IIHF men\u2019s play for the first time in 20 years after qualifying through a second-tier tournament last month.<\/p>\n

Russia was not included in either of the two eight-team groups. It would be the sixth men\u2019s world championship it misses in a row since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine<\/a> . Russia was also excluded from this year\u2019s Olympic hockey tournaments<\/a> as a result.<\/p>\n

The Russian hockey federation succeeded with an appeal to overturn an IIHF policy barring its teams from all events in the 2026-27 season.<\/p>

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The IIHF said last month that the decision didn\u2019t mean Russia would automatically be allowed back into all of its events, but that \u201csafety, security, operational, and sporting plans\u201d would guide future decision-making.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this time the Council will gather all relevant information and then make a decision on Russia\u2019s eligibility in future IIHF competitions on an event-by-event basis,\u201d the IIHF said at the time.<\/p>\n

The IIHF didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request Monday to explain how this policy was applied in relation to the 2027 world championship.<\/p>

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AP sports: https:\/\/apnews.com\/sports<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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