Biden administration wanted to ban Alex Ovechkin and other Russians from NHL

NHL Rumors: Russian Players, and Three Teams with Interest in Mason McTavish - NHL Rumors

Did the White House in 2024 want to ban Russian players from the NHL? Sammi Silber of The Hockey News: There was a report a report in the Wall Street Journal that back in 2024 White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had considered banning Russian players from the NHL to put pressure on Vladimir Putin. Bill Daly on MatchTV: “We never mentioned such a possibility, and I don’t think it was ever seriously considered.” Teams Like the Secr…

Biden Admin Considered Expelling Russian Players to Pressure Putin

Talk about headlines that we would prefer not to use. As Russian dictator Vladimir Putin flagrantly invaded Ukraine in 2022 under the flimsiest of pretenses and despite the Western world’s objections, a new report by the Wall Street Journal indicates the Biden administration considered booting top Russian hockey players, including Alex Ovechkin and possibly Evgeni Malkin, last year to put pressure on Putin to facilitate a prisoner release amidst…

Biden administration wanted to ban Alex Ovechkin and other Russians from NHL

An expose article published by the Wall Street Journal this past week revealed that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was in favor of banning some of the NHL's biggest Russian stars from the league in an effort to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his forces from Ukraine.“The administration needed to explore alternative trades that wouldn’t include the murderer or other ways to pressure the Kremlin,” …