QUEBEC CITY -- If Mykyta Staskevich needed another reminder of what his boys hockey team of Ukrainian refugees was playing for back home, it came in the poignant form of the nation's flag unfolded in the locker room before its game against Romania on Monday.
In blue, representing the sky, were the nicknames of a player's father and the father of a player's friend, who have died on the front lines in the war with Russia. In yellow, representing the ground, were the nicknames of two of the player's fathers -- including Staskevich -- who are still fighting.