Sweden, Norway among nations refusing to play Russian hockey teams after CAS decision

Opposition to Russia’s return to international hockey is growing after the Danish, Latvian, Norwegian and Swedish hockey federations announced on Tuesday that they will refuse to play Russian teams. This follows Monday’s news that the Finnish Ice Hockey Association is trying to build a coalition to block Russia’s reintegration into the sport after last week’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that Russia must be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) events ag