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CCM Hockey and Ma sMutual have elected to pull marketing ads Evgeny Kuznetsov Jersey involving Capitals star Alex Ovechkin and other Ru sian hockey players amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion.

TSN's that CCM will no longer promote Ru sian athletes in its global marketing campaigns. Ovechkin is among those Ru sian players under contract with the company, in addition to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin and Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov.

"We are very sad to witne s, like the rest of the world, what is happening in Ukraine," CCM chief executive Marrouane Nabih said in an email to TSN. "Although Mr. Ovechkin is not responsible for the Ru sian governmentsactions, we took the decision to not use him (or any Ru sian player) on any T.J. Oshie Jersey global CCM communication at this point."

Ma sMutual followed suit by announcing that the company is pulling its commercial involving Ovechkin and teammate Nicklas Backstrom (who is Kody Clark Jersey from Sweden), according to . The commercial debuted in October at the beginning of the NHL season and has been frequently aired during NHL broadcasts throughout the United States.

The company clarified that it has been pulled from live TV, but is still available to watch on the Ma sMutual YouTube channel. That is the only relationship between Ma sMutual and Ovechkin.

Ovechkin and his fellow Ru sian players have been the focus of the NHL since Ru sia's invasion of Ukraine last week. An of Ru sian president Vladimir Andre Burakovsky Jersey Putin, the Capitals forward addre sed the media earlier in the week, calling for

NHL agent Dan Milstein, who represents most of the Ru sian-born players in the NHL, said that some of the players are receiving , prompting the NHL to provide those players with extra security.

The earlier this week condemning Ru sia's Tom Wilson Jersey actions toward Ukraine. The league is suspending any relationships with Ru sian busine s partners and is not considering Ru sia as a location for any NHL event going forward.

"We also remain concerned about the well-being of the players from Ru sia, who play in the NHL on behalf of their NHL clubs, and not on behalf of Ru sia," the Ilya Samsonov Jersey league said. "We understand they and their families are being placed in an extremely difficult position."