The match will take place on July 1 in Moscow.
Match between the national teams of the USA and Russia at the World Championship in 2015. Photo: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images
It will be timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, announced Robert Agee, head of the American Chamber of Commerce, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, reports «Dozhd».
Earlier, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova stated that «a friendly hockey match between the chambers of commerce and industry of America and Russia is being discussed. There are such plans for July,» Dozhd later clarified.
The national hockey teams of Russia and Belarus have been suspended from international competitions since the start of the invasion of Ukraine; they missed five world championships, and if they played, it was only among themselves and with the Kazakhstan national team. Last week, the ban on Belarusian youth, junior, and women's national teams was lifted.
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