A Case for a Junior Team Quebec

[ismelofhockey]

En mode solution | La création d’Équipe Québec, un électrochoc dont le hockey a besoin

Équipe Canada junior ne connaît plus le succès auquel elle nous avait habitués. Le temps est peut-être venu de créer une équipe québécoise, pas tant pour gagner plus souvent que pour susciter l’engouement et mieux former la relève, avance l’auteur de cette lettre.

www.lapresse.ca

The article is in French, so use Chrome's text translator if needed.

Basically the idea is that hockey in Quebec has been moribund over the last decade and needs a shot in the arm. International federations already allow other nations within nations (ex: Scotland, Wales...) to field their teams, and Latvia just beat Team Canada, showing that in a one game elimination system, anything is possible. No, the idea isn't that Team Quebec would win more than Canada. But imagine the rivalry...

There's much more to the article than that. It's worth the read before you dismiss the idea off-hand.

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[Mathieukferland]

Non

 

[David Suzuki]

would be kind of cool but it will never happen

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

N'importe quoi , rend la game plus accessible si tu veux voir plus de talent sortir du Québec. Ya personne qui joue au Hockey dans les villes , coûte trop chère pis hockey quebec c'est remplie de népotisme , Jvois pas pourquoi un nouveau parents qui a pas de racines deja encrée dans le hockey embarquerais sont enfant la dedans.

 

[Mathieukferland]

N'importe quoi , rend la game plus accessible si tu veux voir plus de talent sortir du Québec. Ya personne qui joue au Hockey dans les villes , coûte trop chère pis hockey quebec c'est remplie de népotisme , Jvois pas pourquoi un nouveau parents qui a pas de racines deja encrée dans le hockey embarquerais sont enfant la dedans.

I would go the opposite way, the numbers likely aren’t going to increase anyway, so pursue an academy system like they have out west where you essentially have 15 or so schools that are centralising and training players 20+ hours a week. It’s worked wonders out west (Bédard, McKenna, DuPont, Primerano, etc), and if you’re good enough (like McKenna), cost isn’t really an issue even if you’re from a modest background

 

[WarriorofTime]

Nationalist gobblygook. Quebec is a province of Canada, not its own nation. The England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland to United Kingdom comparison doesn't make sense for historical context [from a sporting perspective, England, Scotland and Wales had national teams long before 'FIFA' came to be]. They can advocate for various national competition with players representing different regions/provinces. Hockey Canada's U17 tournament thing used to be this before it got replaced with 'Canada Red', 'Canada Black' or whatever. Maybe advocate a push back for that.

 

[ismelofhockey]

Nationalist gobblygook. Quebec is a province of Canada, not its own nation. The England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland to United Kingdom comparison doesn't make sense for historical context [from a sporting perspective, England, Scotland and Wales had national teams long before 'FIFA' came to be]. They can advocate for various national competition with players representing different regions/provinces. Hockey Canada's U17 tournament thing used to be this before it got replaced with 'Canada Red', 'Canada Black' or whatever. Maybe advocate a push back for that.

The parliament of Canada recognized the Québecois as a nation within Canada, so you're not starting your argument on solid ground, and clearly you haven't read the article.

N'importe quoi , rend la game plus accessible si tu veux voir plus de talent sortir du Québec. Ya personne qui joue au Hockey dans les villes , coûte trop chère pis hockey quebec c'est remplie de népotisme , Jvois pas pourquoi un nouveau parents qui a pas de racines deja encrée dans le hockey embarquerais sont enfant la dedans.

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[ismelofhockey]

I would go the opposite way, the numbers likely aren’t going to increase anyway, so pursue an academy system like they have out west where you essentially have 15 or so schools that are centralising and training players 20+ hours a week. It’s worked wonders out west (Bédard, McKenna, DuPont, Primerano, etc), and if you’re good enough (like McKenna), cost isn’t really an issue even if you’re from a modest background

This isn't meant to be a panacea, nor is it at odds with reforming Hockey Quebec which, along with a lack of infrastructure in cities and high costs, are the main factors in hockey's decline in the province. But this would maximize the opportunities for Canadian players. Which hockey program wouldn't want two teams at the WJC?