Something I have been mulling about in my mind as an American is that there is a lack of continental hockey competitions like there is in other sports. And while this is understandable for say North America since it is just the US and Canada, the lack of a European Championship for the national teams is honestly confusing to me. Especially when such a thing existed up until 1991. So why did it stop? Surely such a tournament, much in the way the EURO tournament in UEFA, would help in building up quality in the national teams and get nations to invest in the sport and help it grow no?