2022 World Junior Championship has been cancelled (MOD: Stay on topic)

[Dolemite]

Blame goes to the IIHF and organizers for lack of proper protocols

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[Canuckistani]

Thank god.

The IIHF are morons for allowing it to get to this point.

 

[smytty]

Well this will be a polite thoughtful discussion!

 

[RandomTask26]

Wow, I really didn't expect that to happen. I'm pretty naive, obviously

 

[snowkiddin]

What a shame

 

[HabsForHire]

Well this will be a polite thoughtful discussion!

Rabble rabble, covid vaccines rabble rabble

 

[nyr2k2]

Really unfortunate. I'm all for erring on the side of caution, do from that perspective I'm not upset, but it feels like this was all handled incredibly poorly and basically guaranteed to fail.

 

[HyperX]

Almost 80% of a country vaccinated

if that isnt a sign that things will never go back to normal until politics are taken out of it, then idk what is

 

[Whiston532]

Throwing a big international sporting event with attendance during a period of uncertainty during a pandemic was a gamble at Best.

 

[JackSlater]

 

[hockey20000]

thanks for ruining my holidays iihf idiots. hopefully russia can do a better job next year then we did.

 

[Advanced stats]

Canceled over 4 covid cases?

Surely they could have foreseen some covid issues, you're telling me the go to plan was "cancel it"?

 

[ForsbergForever]

We really can't have nice things... saying this really sucks is a massive understatement. Between this and the Olympics, Canadian hockey fans have been denied opportunities to watch two absolutely stacked teams in action.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

Wow.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

**** off

 

[Tob]

Big win for the women's hockey supporters that wanted WJC to be cancelled because IIHF didn't have funds for the minor events.

 

[tmlmatus]

Thank god.

The IIHF are morons for allowing it to get to this point.

what point? 4 covid cases?

Who ever made the rules, and everyone that agreed to the rules are to blame for this.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Wow,

Nicely done, IIHF.

Dumbasses.

What a strangely-worded tweet from Bobby Mac, there.

He basically just repeated what Peters said.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

This is such a joke. Ruined the one time of the year I really look forward to

 

[Eye of Ra]

so whats the point of getting vaccined?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Pretty embarrassing failure at multiple levels. Really really sucks for the kids that lose out on this. Maybe they can work something out in the summer, but won't be the same.

 

[Conrad McBenis]

so whats the point of getting vaccined?

Lol, really?

 

[BLNY]

Throwing a big international sporting event with attendance during a period of uncertainty during a pandemic was a gamble at Best.

Wasn't the attendance imo. Was not having a bubble hotel where only the teams stayed.

 

[Czechboy]

Somewhere in Prague, David Jiricek is probably getting ready for knee surgery and has had his career temporarily derailed for a tournament that lasted 2 games. Both exhibition games cancelled.

Imagine his view - has to leave his pro team, fly over to Canada (total honor) and quarantine.. leave quarantine only to see people going to a wedding reception.lol

 

[TheYardMachine]

Everyone vaccinated
Nobody in stands

Yet everything is cancelled
IIHF is a joke