World Cup: 2016 World Cup — Team Europe

[TheTwelfth]

This is how I want the World Cup of Hockey to look like:

Scandinavia (Sweden-Norway-Denmark-Finland, 14 swedes and seven finns)

Czech & Slovakia & Slovenia

USSR (inluding Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Krim, Sotji, Latvia, Mongolia, Putingrad, KGB, GRU, Afghanistan, Chessnia, Sir Bad Jan, Stonia, Vlad Vostok, Lithium, Russian White, Zbek, Kzakh, Kirgis, Tajik, Georgia, Moldau, The Army and Camp Sibiria.

US of A including Hawaii, Alaska, Great Britain, I$I$ slash da3$h and Iraq.

Western Canada (including Anonymous, best WHL junior player and best female player)

Eastern Canada (including France, best OHL or QMJHL junior player and the best kostymnisse not being a goalie, sorry, Roy!)

Would be typical NHL to lump Slovenia with Czech & Slovakia though, even though they don't share anything except some similar flags and country names.

 

[FiLe]

Scandinavia (Sweden-Norway-Denmark-Finland, 14 swedes and seven finns)

I'm guessing the Finnish contingent will consist of two goalies and five waterboys.

 

[Kamzik]

This is how I want the World Cup of Hockey to look like:

Scandinavia (Sweden-Norway-Denmark-Finland, 14 swedes and seven finns)

Sadly, Finland is not in Scandinavia. But Iceland is!! You could replace Sami Vatanen with Emil Alengard!

Czech & Slovakia & Slovenia

Why stop there? Add Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium to this mix and you can have Team Holy Roman Empire. The uniforms would be sick.

 

[TheTwelfth]

I'm guessing the Finnish contingent will consist of two goalies and five waterboys.

Technically, one of the goalies would also be a waterboy

 

[FiLe]

Technically, one of the goalies would also be a waterboy

That implies King Henrik is third string, at least.

 

[Theokritos]

Would be typical NHL to lump Slovenia with Czech & Slovakia though, even though they don't share anything except some similar flags and country names.

Team Czechoslovenia? The Slovaks would surely love it.

 

[tobu]

Gosh I wish Gary Bettman reads this thread!

 

[TheTwelfth]

That implies King Henrik is third string, at least.

Uhm, no the third stringer (Rask) is the waterboy, whereas Rinne keeps the bench warm for when his teammate Forsberg comes for a change

 

[FiLe]

Uhm, no the third stringer (Rask) is the waterboy, whereas Rinne keeps the bench warm for when his teammate Forsberg comes for a change

Your lack of knowledge of the game of hockey disappoints me.

It's the backup who also takes care of the drinks, alongside his hatch-opening and bench-warming duties. The third string goalie sits in the press box and tweets about the quality of arena hot dogs.

 

[TheTwelfth]

Your lack of knowledge of the game of hockey disappoints me.

It's the backup who also takes care of the drinks, alongside his hatch-opening and bench-warming duties. The third string goalie sits in the press box and tweets about the quality of arena hot dogs.

Not in team Scandinavia, we don't let any player wear a suit at game time. You don't play, then you are behind the bench in a team overall.

 

[FiLe]

Not in team Scandinavia, we don't let any player wear a suit at game time. You don't play, then you are behind the bench in a team overall.

Let me guess, the design of said overall is predominantly blue and yellow in color, with three little crowns placed on the left side of chest, across the heart.

There's also a little yellow lion, on the right buttock.

 

[ebis]

So wait... These players would rather be on their own countries team and battle for 6-7th place than be on a team together that could contend for 1/2/3?

Yes, they would.

 

[Falling Snow]

Mark Streit about the new World Cup Format: http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/nhl/flyers/2015/01/22/one-flyer-happy-new-world-cup-format/22192403/

 

[TheTwelfth]

Let me guess, the design of said overall is predominantly blue and yellow in color, with three little crowns placed on the left side of chest, across the heart.

There's also a little yellow lion, on the right buttock.

We can have a red flag with a yellow cross on the other buttock, to honor our shared heritage of the Fenno-Swedes!

 

[FiLe]

We can have a red flag with a yellow cross on the other buttock, to honor our shared heritage of the Fenno-Swedes!

You know, that would most likely be one placement we actually agree with.

But let's not go there. The silly minority tends to get quite upset at that.

 

[begbeee]

Why stop there? Add Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium to this mix and you can have Team Holy Roman Empire. The uniforms would be sick.

 

[Theokritos]

Well done. Worth a sticky as an eternal reminder of the ignorance displayed by the NHL on this occasion. Local mods please?

 

[Mickey Marner]

I honestly hope the Euro countries eligible for this team boycott this event. It would be a nice **** you to the NHL and their stupid discriminatory idea.

 

[Fragmuffin]

Czech Republic is able to suit up a full NHL roster no problem, and they would have fared much better last year had they done so... just putting it out there

 

[ulvvf]

It would be weird if any player that do not want to play in the world championship would want to play in this tournament for Team Leftovers?

 

[Hazu*]

World Cup : What will team Europe look like?

Vanek - Kopitar - Hossa
Tatar - Girgensons - Grabner
??? - ??? - Niederreiter
??? - ??? - ???

Chara - Josi
Streit - ???
??? - ???

Halak - Hiller


Not sure about the rest.

 

[seafoam]

Frans Nielsen would be the 3C of that lineup and don't forget about Mikkel Boedker.

Also, Grabovski is Belarussian, right?

 

[WangMustGo]

Russia is part of Europe, and you don't have a single russian player...

 

[Hazu*]

Russia is part of Europe, and you don't have a single russian player...

I thought team Russia already had a team.

So team Europe can have players from Sweden, Finland, Russia, etc. too?

 

[SidDidNothingWrong]

There isn't going to be a Team Europe. Chara and Kopitar are boycotting