EA sports wrote the move is "in line with our partners at FIFA and UEFA[.]"
Highlights
- Russian and Belarusian hockey teams have been removed from all international competitions.
- The International Ice Hockey Federation has also banned Russia and Belarus from international games.
- EA Sports said the move is “in line with the decision to remove the Russian national team from the latest FIFA video game franchise.
- The decision was made by the International Hockey Federation, the European Union and the Russian Federation of Hockey Hockey Federation.
- The move is in line with both the FIFA and the European Hockey League, which bans Russia from international competition, and Russia from playing in international games on ice hockey.
- The European Hockey Federation also banned the Russian team from competing in international competitions on Monday.