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Russian hockey squad vies for world champs title without head coach

The IIHF ordered the one game suspension for Znarok on the eve of the Red Machine’s final clash
A fan of Russia cheers during the Ice Hockey World Championship EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
A fan of Russia cheers during the Ice Hockey World Championship
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MOSCOW, May 25. /ITAR-TASS/. It will be only a one game suspension for the Russian national ice hockey team’s head coach, Oleg Znarok, and no further penalties are being considered, Rene Fasel, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), said on Sunday.