According to Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press, the entire 2018 World Junior Team has been banned from international events; take a look.
This means Makar cannot participate in the Olympics or World Championships without an appeal, but he would still be eligible to play in the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off next as it is governed by the league, not the IIHF.
This is N interesting punishment seeing as only 5 members of the above mentioned team were charged in connection with the car, but the IIHF is notorious for harsh punishments.
Now, it does say pending an appeal, but with NHLers finally allows back at the Olympics, Canada could lose a huge part of the team on the back end.
POLL | ||
5 FEVRIER | 1784 ANSWERS IIHF hands down harsh punishment for the rest of the 2018 World Junior Team Do you think the IIHF made the right call? | ||
Yes | 358 | 20.1 % |
No | 1080 | 60.5 % |
Let them play | 346 | 19.4 % |
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