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We Oilers and Community Foundation have joined the Ukrainian Hockey Dream and Canada-Ukraine Foundation to support Ukrainians affected by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine.

The face-off ceremony will feature Ukrainian families who have recently moved to Canada, the Ukrainian anthem will be performed by the Edmonton Ukrainian Male Choir, and there will also be an Oilers 50/50 lottery that will support the Ukrainian Hockey Dream to help continue the work of the humanitarian.

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions, but the hockey players of the Russian national team continue to play in the NHL.

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Earlier it was reported that the NHL will help restore the sports infrastructure of Ukraine.