Close-up of a Carolina Hurricanes jersey with an "A" patch and NHL Global Series Finland badge
The NHL’s 2026 Global Series games between the Caroline Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken will take place before Finland’s ban on Russian athletes is enforced. Photograph: Brian Babineau/NHLI/Getty Images
The NHL’s 2026 Global Series games between the Caroline Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken will take place before Finland’s ban on Russian athletes is enforced. Photograph: Brian Babineau/NHLI/Getty Images
Finland bars Russian athletes from entering country over Ukraine war
  • Russians ‘have no business’ in country, says minister

  • Skating and cross-country skiing first to be affected