*EDIT* Title should be "What can the IIHF do"...
This is a thread where I'd like some serious discussion on what could be done, by the IIHF, to make the WHC more meaningful as a tournament. As everyone knows, the overwhelming majority of North Americans couldn't care any less about the World Championships, which is in stark contrast to Europeans who obviously look at it as a more important tournament than we do here.
What would be your suggestions to improve the significance of the tournament for not only North Americans, but people around the world.
Would you Suggest to have the tournament after the Stanley Cup? Or would players then think it's to close to the beginning of the next NHL season?
Would you suggest to have the tournament just before the regular season? Players could use it as a warmup for the NHL (Or their Home country's) hockey season... or would players not play in the WC's because of fear of being injured before they play for their home club that pays their salary.
Would you suggest we change the tournament to being once every 4 years so that every 2 years we had a major tournament?
Would you suggest perhaps persuading the NHL to have a break in the season for 2 weeks?
This is a thread where I'd like some serious discussion on what could be done, by the IIHF, to make the WHC more meaningful as a tournament. As everyone knows, the overwhelming majority of North Americans couldn't care any less about the World Championships, which is in stark contrast to Europeans who obviously look at it as a more important tournament than we do here.
What would be your suggestions to improve the significance of the tournament for not only North Americans, but people around the world.
Would you Suggest to have the tournament after the Stanley Cup? Or would players then think it's to close to the beginning of the next NHL season?
Would you suggest to have the tournament just before the regular season? Players could use it as a warmup for the NHL (Or their Home country's) hockey season... or would players not play in the WC's because of fear of being injured before they play for their home club that pays their salary.
Would you suggest we change the tournament to being once every 4 years so that every 2 years we had a major tournament?
Would you suggest perhaps persuading the NHL to have a break in the season for 2 weeks?
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