Adding to point #3:

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation is holding negotiations with the organizers of the World Cup – the NHL – concerning the issue of national team’s defender Vyacheslav Voynov.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/05/31/the-russians-says-theyre-in-negotiations-with-the-nhl-to-get-voynov-into-the-world-cup/

Ugh.