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Czech government: NHL Russian players unwanted in Prague

FILE - Then-Winnipeg Jets left wing Evgeny Svechnikov, of Russia, reaches for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Evgeny Svechnikov now plays for the San Jose Sharks. The Czech Foreign Ministry told two NHL teams opening the season in Prague that any Russian players would not be welcome because of the war in Ukraine, prompting league officials to downplay the impact of the attempted ban. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks are to play regular season games on Oct. 7 and 8 at Prague’s O2 Arena. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File) FILE - Nashville Predators' Yakov Trenin, of Russia, plays against the St. Louis Blues in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The Czech Foreign Ministry told two NHL teams opening the season in Prague that any Russian players would not be welcome because of the war in Ukraine, prompting league officials to downplay the impact of the attempted ban. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks are to play regular season games on Oct. 7 and 8 at Prague’s O2 Arena (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) FILE - San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Barabanov, of Russia, controls the puck against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. The Czech Foreign Ministry told two NHL teams opening the season in Prague that any Russian players would not be welcome because of the war in Ukraine, prompting league officials to downplay the impact of the attempted ban. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks are to play regular season games on Oct. 7 and 8 at Prague’s O2 Arena. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Czech government: NHL Russian players unwanted in Prague