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Kummola talked some sense into Fasel on the phone for an hour, the tournament will NOT be relocated:
MM-jääkiekkoa viedään Venäjälle – Kalervo Kummola jyrähtää nyt, mikä on kisojen kohtalo

Faselin kanssa torstaina tunnin verran puhelimessa keskustellut IIHF:n varapuheenjohtaja Kalervo Kummola tyrmäsi Ilta-Sanomille puheenjohtajan ehdotuksen.
– Ei niitä viedä mihinkään. Onhan tämä Sveitsille todella ikävä juttu, mutta ei me Venäjälle voida mennä, jos ei me Sveitsiinkään päästä. Siitä tässä on kyse.
Kummola myönsi, että venäläiset olivat tarjoutuneet järjestämään kisat, mutta asia on nyt loppuun käsitelty.

Eli jos kisoja ei voida järjestää Sveitsissä, ne perutaan?
– Niin.
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Translation:

After spending an hour talking on the phone with Rene Fasel IIHF, vice secretary Kalervo Kummola shut down a suggestion of playing the tournament in Russia or Belarus.
-They won't be moved anywhere. Sure this isa terrible thing for Switzerland but we can't go to Russia if we can't go to Switzerland. That's what this is about.
Kummola admitted that Russians had offered to arrangre the tournament but hte matter is now closed.

So if the tournament can't be played in Switzerland, it will be cancelled?
-Yes.
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And before a certain poster chimes in with "this Kummola guy", one really should do at least some research on him and his reputation before embarrassing yourself further. Hint: he's got decades of experience of working not only with Finnish hockey leadership but IIHF as well. It's a very popular opinion among the global hockey circles that he's the one that's been keeping Fasel in check all these years.
 
Kummola has no logic there, of course they can go to Russia if they can't go to Switzerland. It's only a Swiss government decision to not to allow spectators.
 
Albatros said:
Kummola has no logic there, of course they can go to Russia if they can't go to Switzerland. It's only a Swiss government decision to not to allow spectators.
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It's not because something can be done that it's a smart thing to do.
 
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Jussi said:
Just because Russia isn't reporting Coronavirus cases, doesn't mean that there aren't them.
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And so what if there are? It's up to the Russian government to decide what measures they wish to implement if any. KHL hockey is currently running without problems.
 
Albatros said:
And so what if there are? It's up to the Russian government to decide what measures they wish to implement if any. KHL hockey is currently running without problems.
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Apart from Kunlun banned from playing in their home country... No problem's in Finland nor Sweden either. For now. At the rate it's spreading and since Russia is filled with smokers (high risk contagion) and elderly, it's simply not logical for the virus to not spread there by May.
 
If a situation emerges then that's different, but now it's nothing but fearmongering. Also it's interesting that there's so much willingness to keep this tournament away from Russia, but no one in Finland is advocating for canceling the UEFA Euro 2020.
 
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Albatros said:
If a situation emerges then that's different, but now it's nothing but fearmongering. Also it's interesting that there's so much willingness to keep this tournament away from Russia, but no one in Finland is advocating for canceling the UEFA Euro 2020.
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Gee, I wonder why...? :rolleyes:

Football fans are though now prepared for it. Several posters at Futisforum are expecting it to happen.
 
It's more than a month until a final decision (Fasel talked about 15th April). If someone is able to control the virus it's the Swiss government. They take it very seriously and do everything to reduce the infections. I'm still positive about the whole situation.
 
Jussi said:
Apart from Kunlun banned from playing in their home country... No problem's in Finland nor Sweden either. For now. At the rate it's spreading and since Russia is filled with smokers (high risk contagion) and elderly, it's simply not logical for the virus to not spread there by May.
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Smokers? That's the most ridic shite in a long time.
 
jonas2244 said:
It's more than a month until a final decision (Fasel talked about 15th April). If someone is able to control the virus it's the Swiss government. They take it very seriously and do everything to reduce the infections. I'm still positive about the whole situation.
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... The whole idea of cancelling the WHC would be to control the virus.
 
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jonas2244 said:
It's more than a month until a final decision (Fasel talked about 15th April). If someone is able to control the virus it's the Swiss government. They take it very seriously and do everything to reduce the infections. I'm still positive about the whole situation.
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Kummola mentioned in the story I linked that they agreed in a telephone conference on Monday that the final decision will be made on April 20th.
 
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I guess once a decision to cancel the tournament is made it can't be uncanceled if the situation suddenly improves significantly. That's why the decision must be carefully thought through.
 
VLK said:
I guess once a decision to cancel the tournament is made it can't be uncanceled if the situation suddenly improves significantly. That's why the decision must be carefully thought through.
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It also lies a lot on a decision over which they, in theory, have no control whatsoever on.
 
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Even if the Swiss are able to control it who exactly is going to go over to Switzerland to play? The chances of a physically fit hockey player dying from the Coronavirus are low I'd think. But why risk it. The World Championships are fun but it's not an important event for most players to showcase themselves like the women for their tournament. And they can always go next year or the year after, its an annual tournament unlike say the U18 players who for the most part have one shot. IMO cancel the Mens World Championships. Im very curious whether the Womens and U18s since their in North America will go on.
 
Jussi said:
In China most men are smokers thus more likely to contract the virus. This is what they've been saying. High number of smokers in Russia makes them easy targets for the virus.
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How about science and not modern day fantasy based "science"? There is no evidence.
 
Atas2000 said:
How about science and not modern day fantasy based "science"? There is no evidence.
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Coronavirus' Top Targets: Men, Seniors, Smokers

Experts suggest smokers more at risk of death in virus outbreak : The Asahi Shimbun

Coronavirus Attacks the Lungs. Here's What That Means for Smokers and Vapers

Long-term smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that also makes people more susceptible to infection.
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That's the common sense part tells me smokers are at higher risk than non-smokers.
 
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