It is a pretty tough question. I would probably say Olympic gold medal is a bigger thing as its only every 4 years and you play for your country. I know many NHL players agree with me, like Datsyuk just said yesterday. What do you think?
Which one means more, Olympic gold or Stanley cup?
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nothing means more then a gold medal in a year where the rest of the world sends their spengler cup rosters
Cotton
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For a hockey player it’s is (or should be) the Stanley Cup, AINEC.
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Up there with a world cup. Who won the WC again?
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Why it should be? Nothing is better than winning the olympic gold for your country which is actually MUCH more meaningful than winning a Stanley cup for the random team who picked/bought you.
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Probably the trophy known as the hardest to win in all major sports.
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It's not a pretty tough question.
Better question:
Based on the mountain of corruption tied to the Olympics over the decades, why do people care about it?
Luge? Curling? High jump? Synchronized swimming? Figure skating?
We need to hold a major event every four years to showcase these things?
Better question:
Based on the mountain of corruption tied to the Olympics over the decades, why do people care about it?
Luge? Curling? High jump? Synchronized swimming? Figure skating?
We need to hold a major event every four years to showcase these things?
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Stanley Cup AINEC.
Medals can be won/decided by f***ing shootouts.
Medals can be won/decided by f***ing shootouts.
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I was actually far more interested in the womens Olympic hockey since it was actually the best players. The mens was irrelevant this year.
This year's Olympics mean basically nothing in terms of anything.
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Still amazed that Russia, littered with NHL-calibre players, came very close to losing to Germany, yet celebrated like they won a best-on-best event. I'd have been very sheepish if I was Dats & Co. as they accepted their gold medals.
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Why it should be? Nothing is better than winning the olympic gold for your country which is actually MUCH more meaningful than winning a Stanley cup for the random team who picked/bought you.
Nope.
Olympic hockey was never important until NHL players participated in it.
Olympics are meaningless for professional sports like Hockey, Soccer, Basketball & Baseball.
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Why it should be? Nothing is better than winning the olympic gold for your country which is actually MUCH more meaningful than winning a Stanley cup for the random team who picked/bought you.
The Stanley Cup pre-dates hockey’s export to most nations who now enjoy it. It’s the holy grail for a hockey player in North America. They win it for themselves and their teammates, not the company logo. Its also harder to win.
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in 2002 patrick roy didn't want to play in the olympics because he wanted to rest for the playoffs
there's your answer
there's your answer
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Well he's Canadian and they're a pretty big favorite in every Olympics with NHL players involved. And there are 31 NHL teams with a draft lottery and salary cap designed for league parity, so..... yeah.
