Which best-on-best tournament do you prefer? The Olympics or World Cup? or are you infavour of keeping both and having a best-on-best tournament every two years?
Rob said:I wish one of the European countries would take the initiative and host the next World Cup.
Exactly, one host bids for it, you have a qualifying tournament and you make it legitimate.16 teams -four groups - make it a big deal. Soccer has its World Cup after the domestic leagues are done so an off season tourney can certainly fly. It is not like September is the middle of July.Nihilism said:Should have one host, alla Olympics and football's World Cup and more teams (16 would be perfect).
Rob said:I wish one of the European countries would take the initiative and host the next World Cup.
ice berg slim said:How many of these threads are gonna pop up?
Dare I say- whoopdy damn doo? They do not like Forsberg in Turin so this is a shocker. Gagne got a little knicked up too. Going back to non NHL participation in 2014 will be a mistake and by 2018 they will be back because going to Glen Metropolit,Stacy Roest and Jan Alston as top players in the Olympics will not be tolerated. If you do not have the best than just do not bother with hockey in the Olympics.Jester said:i'm sure it will be a trend for a while.
a poll in philly yesterday had 70% of voters side with stopping Olympic participation by the NHL.
I'm sure the sample demographic resulted in a skewed result.....Jester said:i'm sure it will be a trend for a while.
a poll in philly yesterday had 70% of voters side with stopping Olympic participation by the NHL.
ice berg slim said:There are plenty
It would take decades to built up the World Cup to even half the stature of the Olympics.... The World Cup simply has no reach outside the established hockey nations, the Olympics does...revolverjgw said:World Cup. The Olympic breaks annoys me and disrupts the flow of the NHL season, which is more important to me anyway.
I like the Olympics and all, but it wouldn't be hard to build up the World Cup to the same stature. Both tournaments are flawed.
Jay Fresh said:I vote for the World Cup, have it after the playoffs so it doesn't screw teams over injury-wise like the Olympics have done.
SwisshockeyAcademy said:Dare I say- whoopdy damn doo? They do not like Forsberg in Turin so this is a shocker. Gagne got a little knicked up too. Going back to non NHL participation in 2014 will be a mistake and by 2018 they will be back because going to Glen Metropolit,Stacy Roest and Jan Alston as top players in the Olympics will not be tolerated. If you do not have the best than just do not bother with hockey in the Olympics.
Jazz said:I'm sure the sample demographic resulted in a skewed result.....
It's like asking on this board "what is your favorite sport?" and then hail that 70% here like hockey...
Nihilism said:That also has alot to do with the sour grapes over Team USA's performance. If the US had done better, inlarge part to a Philadelphia Flyer, the poll would look alot different.