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

[New User Name]

Which ones? Link?

Right now TSN is airing a press conference with HC and the IIHF and Hockey Canada rep stated that they initially wanted a bubble but some countries wanted less restrictions. So no link until it's in ink.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

and Hockey Canada should tell any country that want's less restrictions "it's all about freedom" NO, you don't like it, don't come.

I think most would settle for a well-run tournament and not the gong show that it currently is.

 

[Swipes]

Link here:

January for organising a possible Summer tournament.

 

[Voight]

lol what a joke......

 

[WarriorofTime]

Right now TSN is airing a press conference with HC and the IIHF and Hockey Canada rep stated that they initially wanted a bubble but some countries wanted less restrictions. So no link until it's in ink.

Being a Canadian patriot doesn’t mean you need to carry the water for a private organization that just wants your dollars regardless of it having “Canada” in the name. Hockey Canada is the tournament host and loudest voice in IIHF. As convenient as it is to blame the Russians or whatever, if they wanted a bubble they could have had a bubble.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Does this mean the US is still reigning champion?

No. This invalidates the last 3 tournaments, last years included.

 

[wacko2]

Canada doesn't deserve another chance, they blew it and now want to point fingers

 

[f7ben]

Absolutely idiocy....we are at a level of stupidity as a species that I didn’t think was possible

 

[chauron]

No. This invalidates the last 3 tournaments, last years included.

So Finland then?

 

[JackSlater]

Tardif talked about playing the tournament in the summer during his interview with TSN. Clearly just kicking the idea around and openly didn't have anything approaching a firm plan.

 

[Crosbyfan]

So Finland then?

Yep.

 

[Voight]

Obviously I feel bad for all the fellow fans out there, but the real pain will be felt from the players.

Every one of them ditched their junior team for 2-3 weeks to go to f***ing Red Deer of all places to play 1 or 2 games if they were lucky. None of them saw their families for Christmas, and each of them return with a big fat handful of nothing.

And it doesn't end there. 90% of these players probably have to quarantine on return to their own country, so their goes another 2 weeks

It's a disgrace.

For the 2002 birth year kids, it was their last chance at playing in the WJC.

For most of the kids in the tournament, its a once in a lifetime opportunity and now its essentially been wasted due to the IIHF being a Mickey Mouse organization.

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Voight]

there is enough blame to go around. Alberta for not setting up a bubble for the tournament and IIHF for implementing such ridiculous protocols

IIHF could have mandated a bubble as a condition of hosting. They chose not to.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Trusting the Oilers was probably a mistake

 

[DoyleG]

The organizers truly blew it. Cancellation is the only answer, but it didn't have to turn out this way. They could have structured this with contingency for a virus that isn't going away just yet (never mind the arguments about the CDC, or they "should have done it like the NFL", not talking about those very different policies).

The NFL is hardly better, neither is the NBA.

 

[Jacob]

Why don’t they just move it to a normal country with a couple available rinks?

 

[babylonzoo]

Gonna be interesting how this will play out in Beijing

 

[trilobyte]

The NFL is hardly better, neither is the NBA.

Just to clarity, my point was exactly that: forget about comparisons (hear so many talk about how great the NFL etc. has done it blah blah).
The IIHF's job was to plan and execute. Could have implemented the proven 'bubble' structure, taxi squads etc. They failed.
It's not the end of the world, simply a well defined and recognized failure.

 

[babylonzoo]

No. This invalidates the last 3 tournaments, last years included.

Why are the last 3 years invalidated?

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Czechboy]

 

[Recipe Unlimited]

Several teams have paused home games, last year’s CHL season was beyond screwed up (no OHL at all), could not successfully run a prospect tournament, forced the creation of a ridiculous Canadian bubble season last year, almost didn’t have a season at all due to Canadian travel restrictions (or the teams would’ve had to move), the list goes on and on

I'm sorry the canadian government inconvenienced you.

 

[Czechboy]

TSN showing the 2020 final where Canada beat Russia tonight!

 

[Strait2thecup]

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.

Yikes. How about the players?