IIHF World Championship

A profit of CHF 13.4 million has been made. The high number is mostly explained by the insurance the organizers had to take out against cancellation.

Cancelled World Championship generates profit
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According to Le Matin Dimanche, the sum will be divided equally between Infront Sports & Media and Swiss Ice Hockey. According to Jean-Marie Viaccoz, one of the board members, the insurance had been a sine qua non condition by the IIHF.

"The idea is to use this amount [CHF 6.7 million] to help our young players and young referees," Marc-Anthony Anner, vice-president of Swiss Ice Hockey, states. The SIHF still hopes that they will be able to host another World Championship in 2026.

( 31 January 2021 | mso | Report an error )