Russia to seek compensation from Canada if barred from world juniors

Russian hockey federation president Vladislav Tretiak says Russia will seek compensation from Canada if its team is barred from next month's world junior championship in Alberta. The threat follows Ottawa's statement Wednesday that Russian players will not be permitted to compete, even with valid Canadian visas, despite a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling ordering Russia's reinstatement to international hockey. Tretiak also threatened to demand compensation from Germany, host of the 2027 men's world championship, and push for tournaments to be moved. Tretiak, a legendary Soviet goaltender, said the federation asked the International Ice Hockey Federation's ethics council to investigate federations organizing boycotts. Several hockey federations, including Finland, Sweden, Czechia and Norway, have refused to face Russia. The world juniors begin Dec. 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer.