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PugnaciousIntern · 12-05-2017, 12:34 PM

I get how a neutral solo athlete can compete - but who runs the neutral teams?

Can there be multiple neutral hockey teams?

Can non-Russian players play for a 'mostly Russian' neutral team?

Does the vacancy of removing the Russian hockey team automatically get filled by the neutral team, or does a team that was closest to making the IIHF qualifying teams (Belarus/Latvia/France) suddenly get entered into their place?

12-05-2017, 12:34 PM	#38
PugnaciousIntern First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2014 Exp:	I get how a neutral solo athlete can compete - but who runs the neutral teams? Can there be multiple neutral hockey teams? Can non-Russian players play for a 'mostly Russian' neutral team? Does the vacancy of removing the Russian hockey team automatically get filled by the neutral team, or does a team that was closest to making the IIHF qualifying teams (Belarus/Latvia/France) suddenly get entered into their place? Last edited by PugnaciousIntern; 12-05-2017 at 12:37 PM.