FHR will not appeal the penalty by the IIHF for the incident with the anthem – RBC

FHR will not appeal the penalty by the IIHF for the incident with the anthem

Hockey Federation has announced that it does not will challenge the fine imposed on it by the IIHF for the incident with the early departure of the Russian national team to the awards ceremony after finalaChM 2015.

«Ice Hockey Federation of Russia agree with the decision of the IIHF on the penalty and will not appeal to the Appeal Board. FHR has once again stressed that the decision on leaving the site is not associated with malice and disrespect for the opposing team.

At a hearing of the Disciplinary Commission IIHF, held on Friday, August 21 attended occupied at the time of the World Cup general manager Russian national team Andrey Safronov. After hearing the verdict of the IIHF, he again apologized for the unharmonized the players and staff during the ceremony.

At the moment, FHR adopted measures to this incident. Federation will closely monitor the implementation of the players and the staff representatives of all the nuances of protocol on both international and domestic competitions, “- said in a statement posted on the website of the federation.

Note that the PCR will have to pay a total of approximately 74 thousand euro.