WC: 2019 Division I, II, III
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HungryFrank
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They have already used a few guys. Guessing others do not fulfil the IIHF citizenship, but it needs time. China had the youngest roster at 2019 IIHF World D2A.
Plus, China will have the 2nd team in the KHL sooner than later. Yes, the question is where to find players with Chinese origin. But I believe, it will be done somehow.
Regarding Asia, Japan will have a KHL team as well. No reports on South Korea yet. We will see.
All Asian nations will join the MHL (junior) and the VHL (2nd men tier) as well. So, it will help them to develop better players in the future.
HungryFrank
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Who already played for them? I mean, out of the players signed as a part of KHL/VHL project.
Also, I wouldn't say there is any reason for optimism based on their performance in D2A, that's really low hockey level and they were bad.
SoundAndFury
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Yup, that's an accurate assessment of what happened to Lithuanian team today.
SoundAndFury
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Watching this makes me wonder how much is Dalton paid in Korea. His contract is up, Olympics are far gone and he has played in Korea for 5 years already. Seems like there is little incentive for him to want to stay there unless a) he is paid truckload of money; b) he really hates moving around. But after a tournament like this, and his career in general, I can imagine he could easily find a well-paid job in a solid league.
None, all the players on this year's team were Chinese-born. There was an IIHF article on Brandon Yip regarding his journey in China and the 2022 Olympics and it was stated that he hasn't managed to obtain a Chinese passport for whatever the reason which presumably applies to all the other players as well.
SoundAndFury
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So Belarussian masters are left thanking Lithuanian bums for their promotion. Oh well, you are welcome.
Very true, but their hosting in 2021 may just set them up for the humiliation of being relegated on home ice. Don't forget that if Belarus and Latvia are in the same group next year, there is the potential that only one team from the top division will be relegated.
Though we failed to get promoted, I am pleased with the way we wrap up the campaign. Granted Belarus had nothing to gain from this game, but it is always nice beating a top 15 team.
Now I hope we will host 2020 edition of this tourney in Gangneung (Pyeongchang).
Now I hope we will host 2020 edition of this tourney in Gangneung (Pyeongchang).
He gets paid about 300k USD. Korea is quite western-friendly so he gets treated a tons of respect for being an English-speaking white man. He also seems to buy and value what the country can offer him over paycheck: High level of social security, high-speed internet, world-class public transportation, etc. He will turn 33 this year so he will likely wrap up his career in Korea.
True, but they were dangerously close to being relegated in 2016 as well, even losing to Hungary. This article from IIHF.com explains it more clearly.
DIVISION I GROUP A
Round 5 results:
Slovenia - Lithuania 9:0
Belarus - Korea 1:4
Kazakhstan - Hungary 3:1
FINAL RANKING:
1. Kazakhstan - 14 pts - PROMOTED
2. Belarus - 10 pts - PROMOTED
3. Korea - 9 pts
4. Slovenia - 6 pts
5. Hungary - 3 pts
6. Lithuania - 3 pts - RELEGATED
Round 5 results:
Slovenia - Lithuania 9:0
Belarus - Korea 1:4
Kazakhstan - Hungary 3:1
FINAL RANKING:
1. Kazakhstan - 14 pts - PROMOTED
2. Belarus - 10 pts - PROMOTED
3. Korea - 9 pts
4. Slovenia - 6 pts
5. Hungary - 3 pts
6. Lithuania - 3 pts - RELEGATED
SoundAndFury
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I think internet and transportation isn't too bad in Sweden or Austria either. Having said that, 300k is a lot for an option unproven in Europe, more than I would have expected. His age is exactly a factor in my thoughts, this is likely his last chance to move elsewhere still in his prime.
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They have been living on a borrowed time for a while. Additions of Platt, Lalande, Linglet and Bailen has helped mask their shortcomings quite a bit. They twice managed to survive by having a single victory the whole tournament (can't remember whether one of those times they were saved from relegation by being host country next year).
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Someone brought up a 300k salary for representing Korea. I guess the salary should be similar for all the other mercenaries, maybe even higher in some cases.All you need to know about this tournament.
Kazakhstan had 5 imports this year. That's 1.5 million a year. How many youth programs can you finance with that sort of money? You can build a basic ice rink for 1.5-2M or pretty much cover all the yearly expenses of a couple of ice rinks.
So much money wasted on a bunch of foreigners.
In the Korean case it makes some sense due to a lack of hockey tradition, but I would be absolutely livid if I was a Belarusian or a Kazakhstani hockey fan.
