Jazz
Registered User
We currently have 7 elite nations in hockey, namely:
So the question is: which of the countries in the poll above will be the next to join the Elite group (ie consistenly contend for a medal) and why do you pick this nation? How far in the future will this be?
Post your answer plus any reasons below.
Optionally (and not the poll question): Which of the countries listed has the best opportunity to pull off an upset medal (like Belarus almost did in '02)
Note: The countries are listed according to the current IIHF World Rankings.
- Canada
- Sweden
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Russia
- USA
- Finland
So the question is: which of the countries in the poll above will be the next to join the Elite group (ie consistenly contend for a medal) and why do you pick this nation? How far in the future will this be?
Post your answer plus any reasons below.
Optionally (and not the poll question): Which of the countries listed has the best opportunity to pull off an upset medal (like Belarus almost did in '02)
Note: The countries are listed according to the current IIHF World Rankings.
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