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  • Fans of Finland's largest ice hockey team, Jokerit, said Wednesday they would boycott the team's home games unless it cancels Thursday's season opener in Belarus. Jokerit, which is 40-percent owned by Russian-backed mining firm Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta, is due to play Dinamo Minsk at home for the opening of Europe's biggest professional hockey league, the KHL. Yet fans have said the game risks legitimising the oppressive regime of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has orchestrated a violent crackdown on mass protests since last month's disputed election. On Wednesday, Jokerit's fan club announced it will boycott the team's home games "for the time being" if the Finnish side plays in Minsk, and has previously called on the club to either reschedule the match or concede the game to the Belarusian side. In August, Dinamo Minsk's fan club also announced a home-game boycott after the club's owners came out in support of Lukashenko in the media. A boycott by fans would hit both teams financially through lost ticket revenue and other sales at the games. In a statement, Jokerit manager Jari Kurri said that the team had tried to postpone the game but Dinamo Minsk did not agree. "We have exceptionally decided to go to Minsk only on game day and return immediately after the match," Kurri said. "We hope Belarus finds a peaceful solution to the political situation." Last month Latvia said it no longer wanted to co-host the World Ice Hockey Championship with Belarus next year and was looking for a different partner. International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel said the federation was "closely monitoring the situation in Belarus" but there were no plans to change the host countries. sgk/po/lp
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  • Fans spurn Finnish hockey club as it heads to Minsk
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