Today a new report has revealed that a group is trying to prevent Pavel Datsyuk from being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame due to his recent political statements. The Hockey Hall of Fame is a prestigious honor to be given to any hockey player at the end of their career. Soon former Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk will be eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Despite his incredible success on the ice one group is looking to keep him out of the Hall of Fame. <h3>Ukrainian Canadian Congress opposes Pavel Datsyuk's Hall of Fame campaign</h3> In a new statement, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress has spoken out against recent actions by <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/player/Pavel-Datsyuk-188' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Pavel Datsyuk</a>. According to the organization, Pavel Datsyuk recently attended an event in Russia in support of soldiers who were involved in the invasion of Ukraine. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ukrcancongress/status/1825569332585238568'> </a></blockquote></div> As a result of his attendance at this event, Pavel Datsyuk is facing major backlash. The CEO and Executive Director of the UCC Ihor Micalchyshyn has urged the Hockey Hall of Fame to reconsider their potential induction of Pavel Datsyuk into the Hall of Fame once he is eligible. <q>Our question, Micalchyshyn writes. Therefore, is whether the Hockey Hall of Fame deems it appropriate to honor an individual who (through his apparent attendance at an event that honoured 'veterans' of the very Armed Forces committing these crimes) this signals his support for the genoicde Russia is committing agains the Ukrainian people.</q> He then made his case to Pavel Datsyuk individually. Ihor Micalchyshyn seeks an apology from Pavel Datsyuk and for him to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine. If Pavel Datsyuk were to take these steps then the Ukrainian Canadian Congress would drop their protest. <q>Alternatively, of course, Micalchyshyn writes. Mr. Datsyuk could publicly condemn Russia's war against Ukraine and explain the circumstances under which the Russian media came to write the reports in question.</q> Due to the fact that Pavel Datsyuk and his family currently reside in Russia, it is incredibly unlikely that he will go against his country. This now means that it will be up to the Hockey Hall of Fame to determine whether or not Pavel Datsyuk deserves to be in the regardless of his politics. If politics were not a consideration Pavel Datsyuk would likely be an easy first-ballot Hall of Famer. He has 918 points in 953 NHL games. He is also a part of the triple gold club with an Olympic Gold Medal, a World Championship Gold Medal, and a Stanley Cup. As his eligibility officially comes about it will be interesting to see if the Hockey Hall of Fame makes a statement about Pavel Datsyuk and potentially other Russians who make political statements as he did. Source: Sports Illustrated <a href='https://www.si.com/onsi/breakaway/prospects-feed/detroit-red-wings-plans-defensive-prospect-axel-sandin' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Red Wings Hall of Famer Under Fire Internationally</a>