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After the doping history; should IIHF and NHL boycott the Olympics?

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Exarz

Exarz

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NHL, NHLPA and IIHF think that IOC has handled the "Bäckström story" totally wrong, and it has, to a 100% chance, infected the already bad bands between the NHL and the IOC.

The IIHF stands on the same side as NHL and NHLPA, plus that Tommy Boustedt (Development Manager for Sweden) said this was all about politics - that the IOC wanted to show the world that they caught a "cheater".

As I said, it has infected the bands between hockey and the Olympics, but should both the IIHF and the NHL drop out from the Olympics and focus more on the World Championships? Maybe even the NHL should become a member of the IIHF?

If the NHL would become a member of the IIHF, of course they would like to have some requirements, maybe something like this?

  • NHL wants the money - The World Championship is played every second year in Europe, and every second year in North America, and the time it's played in North America, NHL and the national federation gets all the money.
  • Either that the tournament is played in february with the requirements above, or that they move the tournament to September

What the IIHF would like to have from the NHL:
  • Players can't be denied playing for their national team
  • If something big comes up, the NHL would have to take a break from the regular season (for example, the World Championships)

What everyone would earn on this:
  • Always having a best-on-best tournament
  • Since there will be a best-on-best tournament every year, the attendance would raise a lot, which increases the amount of money for all the "winners" (NHL, IIHF and the national federation hosting)
  • Rankings and such would have more importance
  • The hockey market would expand, especially if the "lower nations" were allowed to use their NHL-players in the World Championships
  • Example: If Lithuania would be able to use Danius Zubrus, or if Denmark, Norway, Belarus, Slovenia and Latvia were allowed to use their NHL-players, the interest would be even higher in those countries, which would lead to more people getting some knowledge about the NHL (since it's where they play), and perhaps even start following the league
  • We would also see a bigger hockey community

My opinion is that the NHL only has something to win out of this
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I kind of know how you feel. But at the end of the day man the Olympics are over.

NHL players will not be attending 2018, so enjoy.
 
I would rather canda hosts a tournament tbh, atleast they would be competent enough to not let this happen. The IOC is a joke. And the WHC will never be big as long as theres a 80+ game NHL season.
 
Swedes got robbed. They should ban all IOC employees.

This is a scandal.

Imaging getting that message 20 min before final game start. This is something strange here. Sue em!
 
Dosing said:
I would rather canda hosts a tournament tbh, atleast they would be competent enough to not let this happen. The IOC is a joke. And the WHC will never be big as long as theres a 80+ game NHL season.
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NHL competent? Well we can at least trust them to not care about irrelevant stuff such as doping tests...
 
This means for sure that there will be no NHL players in 2018 and that there will be a World Cup instead, even if Im sure that was the case with or without this incident.
 
Jussi said:
OP already has so many incorrect "facts"... :facepalm: The most glaring one being forced World Championship hosting. If you don't apply, there's no reason to whine about it not being hosted in NA! :rant:
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Agreed. I think he is trying to create some kind of World Championship and World Cup of Hockey hybrid. Doesn't work unless it happens at a better time for the NHL.
 
Beau Knows said:
Agreed. I think he is trying to create some kind of World Championship and World Cup of Hockey hybrid. Doesn't work unless it happens at a better time for the NHL.
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I'm not mad becase of the result, I'm mad at how IOC has worked things out.

I do not think a World Cup is the right thing to do, since the international tournaments should be in the hands of the international federation.

I'd rather see a cooperation with the World Championships between the national federation, the NHL and the IIHF!
 
Exarz said:
I'd rather see a cooperation with the World Championships between the national federation, the NHL and the IIHF!
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I'd be fine with this. But the World Championships don't appear to be changing their schedule anytime soon. Either a World Cup needs to be added or the World Championship needs to be adjusted. But the NHL should absolutely go to the Olympics.
 
Beau Knows said:
I'd be fine with this. But the World Championships don't appear to be changing their schedule anytime soon. Either a World Cup needs to be added or the World Championship needs to be adjusted. But the NHL should absolutely go to the Olympics.
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As long as they work the things out, I'm fine with that. Having a World Championship where the NHL and the IIHF would benefit from is a future dream though
 
I'd be hesitant to make the decision before seeing a more detailed plan and estimates. I would also wait until the emotions from losing Backstrom have gone by.
 
Dosing said:
Competent enough to not suspend a player due to an allergy medicin? In the final game?
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God forbid the player himself would ever be held responsible for adhering to the rules... :rolleyes:

For crying out loud, players was over the limit, backlog of tests, results took longer than usually-> end result. Blaming this on IOC isn't fruitful. Donate some money to WADA if you want tests to be done quicker.
 
Exarz said:
As long as they work the things out, I'm fine with that. Having a World Championship where the NHL and the IIHF would benefit from is a future dream though
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Yeah, the tournament already has some importance in Europe, so you aren't starting from scratch like you are with a World Cup. But I think once every 4 years (same years as Summer Olympics is better) is more meaningful.

But Olympics are a must for me no matter what.
 
Beau Knows said:
Yeah, the tournament already has some importance in Europe, so you aren't starting from scratch like you are with a World Cup. But I think once every 4 years (same years as Summer Olympics is better) is more meaningful.

But Olympics are a must for me no matter what.
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Exactly, and I think the World Championships could be as important to North Americans as to Europeans! Just look what you North Americans did with the importance of the World Junior's :handclap:
 
Exarz said:
I do not think a World Cup is the right thing to do, since the international tournaments should be in the hands of the international federation.
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No they shouldn't.

NHL hockey is the best. Not every tournament should be played as the watered down IIHF version.
 
UnrefinedCrude said:
No they shouldn't.

NHL hockey is the best. Not every tournament should be played as the watered down IIHF version.
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But as it has been said before - Not everything is about the NHL anymore. Plus, if it's held every two years in North America, it would be played on small ice aswell
 
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