Official RIHF statement

In response to the statement of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that its official representatives did not receive an invitation to the VII World Hockey Forum, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) informs that such an invitation addressed to IIHF President Luc Tardif was sent on December 2, 2022

The World Hockey Forum will be held on the 15th and 16th of December in Moscow. The event has been held by the RIHF with the support of the Russian Ministry of Sport, the Russian Olympic Committee and the Moscow Sporting Committee since 2016. The forum has become one of the central events of the ice ockey season; in December 2021, more than 1,500 people from 40 different countries took part in it.

The upcoming World Hockey Forum will be held online.