If we talk about dreams .. FHR/MHL to ban transfers U18 players to abroad. That would solve many problems.
Would make it closed country like North Korea for ages under 18 who play hockey basicly.. wouldn't talk about dream situation.
Are you comparing Canada with North Korea? Are you comparing EU (including Finland) to North Korea?
Just to remind you
1) FIFA/FIBA banned international transfers U18 players (with exceptions if family moved to aboard or movement within EU) I can give you court decision of CAS if you want. The court said in one case (which I studied) that some 15-16 yrs old South American player (Peru or so) breached FIFA rules when he transfered to spanish club. Court said - you have to go home.
2) Hockey Canada banned international transfers of players, who are younger than 18 (someone claims that ban is for U20 as well - not for NHL/CHL), to abroad.
Plus no development fee in hockey (you have it in basketball and football).
All info from transfer rules, baylaws of FIBA/FIFA/IIHF/Hockey Canada. You can verify it whenever you want.
I will not agrue if you claim Canada, EU = North Korea.
No it would not.Would make it closed country like North Korea for ages under 18 who play hockey basicly.. wouldn't talk about dream situation.
Well guess not then, but it sure is stupid.. It kinda decides where man, even if underage, should live and that's wrong.
Like it or not, but it works like that in football, basketball. I see no reason why not in hockey. You know, underagers can not do such important decisions like moving from country. The rules should protect them (or there is none example that moving abroad hurted the kid? At least I can tell story whole days). And the rules should protect small clubs/leagues (because wealthy can lure best players and small clubs has nothing), to find balance. Or do you think the status quo in hockey is healthy? Btw, I dont want ban without exceptions. Another thing must be fixed as well - mechanism of development fee. Hockey is sole collective sport which does not have it. Do you consider it as good for growing the game?
It can hurt a player, but it could also help him. Maybe in Russia Player development is not a problem, but I don't think Thomas Vanek would have become this good if he stayed in Austria and refused to move to the USA when he was 14.
I would love to see KHL NHL exhibition games again. SKA vs. NJD
Sounds good to me, although perhaps Zagreb should be considered for this conference if for no other reason their coming rivalries with Praha and Bratislava. I would without a doubt dump London from this list to fit them in there, although England has had touring teams with agreements with NHL teams in the far past. The Paris team would be like during the Original-6 when at times i believe french canadians made good money there compared to the minors in north america. Obviously it looks like Milano might be the italian team as well, not Rome.I just would like to post Western Conference. The league would have equal eastern conference
Western Conferfence:
Berlin
Hamburg
Munchen
London
Zurih
Helsinki
Tampere
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Paris
Oslo
Praha
Rome (team name: gladiators, arena name: colosseum)
Moscow
Moscow 2
Russia 3
SKA vs Carolina was a good one, there was a lot of fight and tension. But I'd prefer to watch figure skating than games like Phoenix vs Dinamo Riga. Players tried to avoid collisions more than figure skaters and smiled to each other as if it was Allstar game
There should be no teams east to Novosibirsk. They have more cons than pros in decades to come. Mythical "East Asian hockey markets" and "20,000 passionate fans in Khabarovsk" aren't serious arguments.
The thing is that the KHL isn't exactly a market-oriented league either, so those teams won't go anyway any time soon.
Still, I hope it won't take much time to get rid of tiny "blue collar" markets with faceless teams that will never bring anything interesting to the table.
Dude, it is awesome league
Rangers vs Magnitka for the Victoria cup was a great game too. Mettalurg was up by 3 goals and decided to sit on the lead and blew it.
Vienna will not play in the KHL, they simply can't afford it. Vienna's population is not quite fond of international hockey as well (as proved by the mediocre audiences in the European Trophy). A 7k arena will not make joining the KHL profitable.
The only Austrian club which has the financial capacities to join the KHL is Salzburg, and this won't happen because a) they'd need a new arena and b) Red Bull also has their Munich project in a city barely 100km from Salzburg with 10 times the inhabitants.
Yeah the European Trophy is a real great spectacle. Not. No qualification system, no KHL teams, no home-and-home matchups. This is practically a pre-season schedule made into a championship that does not mean anything.
I have never really understood why an arena of 7000 would not work at least for a limited time. You put ticket prizes so that you fill the arena no matter how big or small it is. Not a cent above or under that. A smaller arena lets you put ticket prizes higher becouse demand would be higher, although i have to admit, it might not be that simple, but i would say not so far from the truth either.
Hello,
I´m was only a reader, but I wanted now to join the discussion about KHL-Expansion and so on.
My KHL-League is more on european-side and have more Franchise-Teams instead of already traditional-Teams.
Well it would be like this:
- Club-Names like in the NHL*
- Minimum is 24 Teams, max. 32 Teams
- Division based on geographic location the clubs
- No commercials on Trikot
- much less commercials on the ice (advertising board is allowed)
- Arena with min. 12.000 seats
*It could be like this league (without division):
Western Conference
Amsterdam Admirals
Barcelona Dragons
London Monarchs
Scottisch Claymores
Frankfurt Galaxy
Oslo Vickings
Stockholm Mean Machine
Berlin Thunder
Bern Grizzlies
Vienna Knights
Copenhagen Towers
Rom Marines
Eastern Conference
Warschau Eagles
Moskau Patriots
Kiev Slav
Helsinki Roosters
Prag Panthers
Budapest Hurricans
Bukarest Warriors
Krakau Kings
Sochi Doplhins
Minsk Zubrs
St. Petersbutg Neva Lions
I hope someday, we have a KHL like this one^^
Hold on there skipper, what you want is a European Hockey League, in which only a few Russian teams take place. Do notice what the KHL is... it is a Russian League.
Hello,
I´m was only a reader, but I wanted now to join the discussion about KHL-Expansion and so on.
My KHL-League is more on european-side and have more Franchise-Teams instead of already traditional-Teams.
Well it would be like this:
- Club-Names like in the NHL*
- Minimum is 24 Teams, max. 32 Teams
- Division based on geographic location the clubs
- No commercials on Trikot
- much less commercials on the ice (advertising board is allowed)
- Arena with min. 12.000 seats
*It could be like this league (without division):
Western Conference
Amsterdam Admirals
Barcelona Dragons
London Monarchs
Scottisch Claymores
Frankfurt Galaxy
Oslo Vickings
Stockholm Mean Machine
Berlin Thunder
Bern Grizzlies
Vienna Knights
Copenhagen Towers
Rom Marines
Eastern Conference
Warschau Eagles
Moskau Patriots
Kiev Slav
Helsinki Roosters
Prag Panthers
Budapest Hurricans
Bukarest Warriors
Krakau Kings
Sochi Doplhins
Minsk Zubrs
St. Petersbutg Neva Lions
I hope someday, we have a KHL like this one^^