I'm not! I moved to China in 2009, missing the Beijing Olympics, from Whistler and therefore missing Vancouver 2010. I'll be back to Canada in 2020, so I won't get to see the 2022s either. Korea is a 1 hour flight from where I'm at though, so I wanna see real hockey, cos I'm going for sure.
I actually kinda hate this tournament. It just seems like a giant cash grab and not a real showcase of our sport. IMHO what would be best is for the WHC to be moved to mid/late August. Well after the cup has been handed out and players who went deep in the playoffs have recovered, but before training camps so NHL teams won't be affected by players missing camp.
Without the NHL involved in the Olympics, who do we send? Beer leaguers? CHL kids? Retired NHL players? If the Euro leagues don't follow suit, will the North American teams be among the weaker teams, or do we have enough players over there to build a competitive team?
I know originally the Olympics were meant to be amateur athletes, but almost none of them are anymore. You can't perform at a high level without training full-time, and you can't devote your life to a sport unless you're getting paid for it. Who wants to travel to the other side of the planet, pay triple or more for their hotel and shell out hundreds of dollars per ticket just to see a bunch of schmucks bumble around on the ice?