Russian junior team was thrown off a flight in Alberta for not wearing masks and smoking

Russian players and staff were not allowed to take a flight because outraged Canadian passengers complained that they were not wearing masks, an official caught up in the alleged incident has said.

Otakar Cerny, the team manager of the Czech side, who were also due to take the flight from Calgary following the cancelation of the Junior World Championships due to Covid, said alcohol "probably played a role" in the version of events he described.

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