4 Nations Face-Off February 2025 NHL/NHLPA international event, four teams

[joelef]

Exactly. The combination of the number of players available and this being an NHLPA only tournament makes it impossible to field other teams.

Frankly, if this is what they need to do to get the damn thing off the ground then it's fine with me for now. The thing that makes these tournaments work is when they're a tradition every 2 or 4 years. They need to re-establish this and you can't re-establish something without starting somewhere. Ultimately, you rope in the IIHF... but let's just get going already.

They had 9 years to establed it from last time and 8 years before that.

 

[joelef]

Exactly. The combination of the number of players available and this being an NHLPA only tournament makes it impossible to field other teams.

Frankly, if this is what they need to do to get the damn thing off the ground then it's fine with me for now. The thing that makes these tournaments work is when they're a tradition every 2 or 4 years. They need to re-establish this and you can't re-establish something without starting somewhere. Ultimately, you rope in the IIHF... but let's just get going already.

Then why not have heritage teams like having an Italian team full of Canadian nhl players of Italian descent?

 

[Poro24]

There is not another sport that treats international fans worse than hockey. Again, money matters more than fans. As a Finn, I will have zero interest in tournament like this. Why not include Czech, Swizz and Germany?! If this is not possible, just let NHL players to participate Olympics!

 

[joelef]

There is not another sport that treats international fans worse than hockey. Again, money matters more than fans. As a Finn, I will have zero interest in tournament like this. Why not include Czech, Swizz and Germany?! If this is not possible, just let NHL players to participate Olympics!

Why dosent the nhl work with the iihf and other leagues like mlb does with the wbsc and japan league for the wbc?

 

[Tawnos]

They had 9 years to establed it from last time and 8 years before that.

So because they failed to do that before means they shouldn’t even bother now?

 

[joelef]

So because they failed to do that before means they shouldn’t even bother now?

No it’s just the nhl incompetent just look at there Marketing of there star players

 

[cg98]

Why dosent the nhl work with the iihf and other leagues like mlb does with the wbsc and japan league for the wbc?

Money and ego from the NHL owners.

 

[BigEezyE22]

Everyone knows the best business practices and ideas are born out of never giving your consumers what they ask for.

Has attendance at games dropped due to no international tournaments?

 

[GKJ]

Has attendance at games dropped due to no international tournaments?

No, they drop because the product is less compelling than they purport it to be.

 

[LadyStanley]

Announcement soon

 

[LadyStanley]

Weeksy calling it World Cup.

 

[vorky]

Weeksy calling it World Cup.

SKA Arena in St.Petersburg with 21500 seats must be included to the list of host cities/venues. It is the largest hockey venue in the world.

 

[LadyStanley]

SKA Arena in St.Petersburg with 21500 seats must be included to the list of host cities/venues. It is the largest hockey venue in the world.

2025 event will totally be in North America

 

[vorky]

2025 event will totally be in North America

I mean 2028 as the tweet says it will be also in European arena/s.

 

[varsaku]

A summit series would have been more intriguing than this.

 

[cowboy82nd]

So why do value cities over countries?

Because the (NHL) cities pay for most of the players salaries. Can you imagine if Edmonton loses someone like McDavid, for the playoffs due to an injury in these tournaments?

 

[LadyStanley]

Segment starts with international talk. IIHF, IOC and NHL/NHLPA have Wednesday phone call scheduled. Bettman meeting with reporters Friday (at ASG events), so announcement could be coming for 2025 4-nation event, 2026 Olympics, 2028 World Cup.

 

[Tawnos]

 

[BMN]

I also kind of enjoyed both the Team North America (aka young stars) and Team Europe last time around, but I suspect it was a bit of an embarassment when Team Europe went to the final last time around, so that's probably why they did away with that idea.

I was a vociferous Team North America fan during that World Cup and I will defend that tournament's format with anyone who wants to argue about it.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[CokenoPepsi]

That's too bad, Olympic hockey is usually quite bad

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Tawnos]

The main question I have is whether or not the NHL was able to get the rights to show highlights on their website and in their apps, which has been a major sticking point in the past.

 

[LadyStanley]