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Originally Posted by SAllen2556
Yes!!! Their government did not allow their players to play in the NHL because they were Russian! They would not issue them passports to leave the country even after being drafted by an NHL team. It wasn't really until the fall of the USSR when they were allowed to play in the NHL. Watch the "Russian Five" documentary to see how it was.
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So then what you're saying is that the NHL never banned them.
How does that relate to MLB, which did ban black players?