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Wednesday Habs Headlines: Russia banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics

Related Topics: Russia, Jacob de la Rose

Around the league and elsewhere

  • The Russian National Olympic Committee has been suspended from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Russian athletes who are proven to be clean may compete under a neutral flag. [Sportsnet]
  • The IOC’s decision may have implications for Hockey Canada, as the KHL had previously threatened to bar all of its players from Olympics participation in such a circumstance.