Jeff is joined by former International Ice Hockey Federation Director of Communications Szymon Szemberg to talk about the IIHF condemning the use of military force in Ukraine and calling a council meeting to review and consider the implications of this conflict on their events (2:12), the IIHF’s history with Russia and Vladimir Putin's relationship with Russian hockey greats (4:43), the situation Alex Ovechkin finds himself in now (14:16), the looming decision for the IIHF to potentially move future events and how this may show how much power new boss Luc Tardif has (16:30).

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