CHL Banning Russian and Belarussian 16 & 17-Year-Olds From Upcoming Draft

On Wednesday, the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CHL) announced that they will no longer allow 16 & 17-year-old Russian and Belarussians’ to be selected in the upcoming import draft, according to agent Dan Milstein.

At 3pm EST the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CHL) will announce that Russian and Belorussian 16 & 17 year old children would be banned from the upcoming draft. I am Ukrainian born and want peace. I do not believe banning teenagers for something they do not control is the answer

— Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) March 2, 2022

This ban comes in response to the Russians’ invasion of Ukraine for the past week, following the moves from various other major sporting leagues.

The CHL implemented the Import Draft in 1992. Since then, 421 Russian players have been selected and Belarus has had 79 players selected.

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