WJC: 2024 Groups

[Canada4Gold]

Assuming no Russia or Belarus again and the same method of making pools

Group A: Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Latvia
Group B: Czechia, USA, Slovakia, Switzerland, Norway

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[Cinderblox]

Can't wait for USA - FIN Quarterfinals

 

[FinPanda]

Wooo possibly same group as Canada so TSN isn"t unwatchable

 

[NyQuil]

Wooo possibly same group as Canada so TSN isn"t unwatchable

Why would it be unwatchable if they were in different groups?

Doesn’t Finland air the tournament on TV anyway?

 

[FinPanda]

Why would it be unwatchable if they were in different groups?

Doesn’t Finland air the tournament on TV?

Yea its free on Finnish tv, meant more like not needing to listen Button and get Gord instead

 

[NyQuil]

Yea its free on Finnish tv, meant more like not needing to listen Button and get Gord instead

Well, Button is more of a hockey personality and less of a journalist, but I can see where you are coming from.

He and Pierre McGuire are always a little bit more laid back when they aren’t on TV trying to be exciting (like on the radio).

For all the flack TSN gets about their coverage, people from outside of Canada still want to watch it apparently.

 

[FinPanda]

Well, Button is more of a hockey personality and less of a journalist, but I can see where you are coming from.

He and Pierre McGuire are always a little bit more laid back when they aren’t on TV trying to be exciting (like on the radio).

For all the flack TSN gets about their coverage, people from outside of Canada still want to watch it apparently.

Oh ytea I love watching TSN whenever I can find a stream which is not always easy. I don't really watch tv so it sucks that the channel that shows the games here in Finland doesn't hasve an option to watch the games online for free. I literaly need to pay to see the same content I can watch free on tv if I turn my tv on.. Button has been alright actually last time I watched, but it is not the same as with Gord.

 

[NyQuil]

Oh ytea I love watching TSN whenever I can find a stream which is not always easy. I don't really watch tv so it sucks that the channel that shows the games here in Finland doesn't hasve an option to watch the games online for free. I literaly need to pay to see the same content I can watch free on tv if I turn my tv on.. Buitton has been alright actually last time I watched, but it is not the same as with Gord.

That’s a shame that you have to pay double for streaming cable content.

We are able to login as TV subscribers but it can get a bit wonky.

Plus I’m in the States at the moment so I have to go through all kinds of geographic VPN hoops to access content that I already pay monthly for.

We get Gord for Sens games and I’ve always enjoyed his calls.

 

[hockey20000]

good group look forward to beating sweden in sweden haha

 

[NyQuil]

good group look forward to beating sweden in sweden haha

Sweden is going to be good next year.

The timing may not be an accident that they brought a younger team to this tournament.

 

[FinPanda]

That’s a shame that you have to pay double for streaming cable content.

We are able to login as TV subscribers but it can get a bit wonky.

Plus I’m in the States at the moment so I have to go through all kinds of geographic VPN hoops to access content that I already pay monthly for.

We get Gord for Sens games and I’ve always enjoyed his calls.

I've heard cable is not cheap in Canada. so one Canadian guy I know doesn't even havbe it just because how pricey it is.

Gord is definitely one of my favourite play-by-play guys, became a massive fan during WJC's in Finland 2016.

 

[Smif]

Sweden is going to be good next year.

The timing may not be an accident that they brought a younger team to this tournament.

I heard it was intentional.

 

[NyQuil]

I've heard cable is not cheap in Canada. so one Canadian guy I know doesn't even havbe it just because how pricey it is.

Gord is definitely one of my favourite play-by-play guys, became a massive fan during WJC's in Finland 2016.

It’s absurd.

A lot of my friends don’t have cable anymore, and just get Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.

I only really have it for hockey and other sports.

In Finland, is there a go-to announcing team for Suomi or does it rotate around from tournament to tournament or from game to game?

Is it a club-based announcing team?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I wonder whether Sweden will want to go with Canada or Finland on NYE. Canada could be looking at the classic Canada-Germany NYE match.

 

[FinPanda]

It’s absurd.

A lot of my friends don’t have cable anymore, and just get Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.

I only really have it for hockey and other sports.

In Finland, is there a go-to announcing team for Suomi or does it rotate around from tournament to tournament or from game to game?

Is it a club-based announcing team?

It varies which company owns the rights to show the games here, it's usually years for one until they don't think it's worth anymore. We have a law in Finland that requires the companies (pay tv or not) show team Finland games on one of their free channels during WHC's, not sure if it's the same is for WJC's .. might be.

The people who pay of course get more studio content etc and no ads and even sometimes a completely different play by play guy. And no, its not dub-based.

 

[OskarOskarius]

good group look forward to beating sweden in sweden haha

We will send our A team to Gothenburg. We will destroy you.

 

[NyQuil]

We will send our A team to Gothenburg. We will destroy you.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

We will send our A team to Gothenburg. We will destroy you.

A good old school Sweden sweep of the group only to get pushed aside in the semis again on the cards?

 

[FinPanda]

I hope for a 2014 repeat, Finland-Sweden GMG and Finland taking it in front of the Swedish crowd.

 

[NyQuil]

I hope for a 2014 repeat, Finland-Sweden GMG and Finland taking it in front of the Swedish crowd.

What would have to occur in the group for that to happen?

Or is it too complex for a simple answer?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

So glad Germany gets Latvia in their group.

 

[Rob]

Finland vs Sweden in the group stage will be fun.

Assuming Canada vs Sweden again on NYE

 

[hockey20000]

It’s absurd.

A lot of my friends don’t have cable anymore, and just get Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.

I only really have it for hockey and other sports.

In Finland, is there a go-to announcing team for Suomi or does it rotate around from tournament to tournament or from game to game?

Is it a club-based announcing team?

yea my cable is $111 a month and keeps going up 3-4$ every few months there crooks lol

 

[23Monahan]

I've heard cable is not cheap in Canada. so one Canadian guy I know doesn't even havbe it just because how pricey it is.

Gord is definitely one of my favourite play-by-play guys, became a massive fan during WJC's in Finland 2016.

I love Gord, guy is easy to listen to and deals with all the stupid shit mike Johnston says every single game with ease lol

 

[FinPanda]

What would have to occur in the group for that to happen?

Or is it too complex for a simple answer?

I have no clue if I'm being honest.

2nd and 3rd in group I think..


Group A: Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Latvia

Canada
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Latvia

USA
Czechia
Slovakia
Switlzerland
Norway

Canada-Switzerland
Sweden-Slovakia
Finland-Czechia
USA-Fermany

Canada
Sweden
Finland
USA

Canada (4-0) - Finland
USA (3-1-0)-Sweden

Fioland-Sweden
UISA-Canada

Actually wasn't that difficult.. easy to avoid Sweden before the final/bronze medal game if we are 2nd and 3rd in group, no matter the order.