NHL suspends all relationships with business partners in Russia over Ukraine invasion

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The NHL made it clear Monday that they strongly condemn the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The league released a statement outlying its new guidelines in handling matters with Russia, effectively ending relationships with the country for the time being.

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"The National Hockey League condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urges a peaceful resolution as quickly as possible," the statement reads. "Effective immediately, we are suspending our relationships with our business partners in Russia and we are pausing our Russian language social and digital media sites. In addition, we are discontinuing any consideration of Russia as a location for any future competitions involving the NHL.

"We also remain concerned about the well-being of the players from Russia, who play in the NHL on behalf of their NHL clubs, and not on behalf of Russia. We understand they and their families are being placed in an extremely difficult position."

Dominik Hasek #58 of the Yashin team stands on the ice waiting for penalty shots during a master show before the KHL All Star Game on February 05, 2011 at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.  (Photo by Denis Moskvinov/KHL Photo Agency via Getty Images)

The NHL’s statement follows the lead of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which said Monday that teams from Belarus and Russia will be banned from participating in international hockey events "until further notice." The IIHF also announced that they would relocate the 2023 World Junior Championship tournament out of Russia, per ESPN.

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