Jumptheshark
Rebooting myself
Not sure why some are saying Minsk in Belarus is cheap, been there a few times and it is not as cheap as it was ten years ago
Riga is a hub for cheap regional flights. There’s a bus that takes you into town by the train station.LOL. That's crazy. Thanks for the description/info.![]()
What do you think: Could Belarus be divested of hosting next year's tournament if the political turmoil escalates in that country? Should they lose the tournament?
for that to happen alot of things would have to go right. good roster off the hop with no major injuries. a couple fortunate early exits in the nhl. etc. etc. but it is possibleIf everyone shows up and backed up by fanatical crowd, I could see Latvia finishing as high as 2nd in Riga group.
What do you think: Could Belarus be divested of hosting next year's tournament if the political turmoil escalates in that country? Should they lose the tournament?
If this situation go further and also in Mai there were angry people on the streets, the WCH will be played in other country. No doubt.
There could be also some players, that will refuse to play, because dictator...
Riga was expensive accomodation wise because it was their first big tournament of any kind post Soviet occupation and anyone who could gouged. That's not likely to be the case this time, as it left a very bad mark on the country and affected over-all attendance. People were litterally flying in for games cheaper than staying there. But there are also more hotels now, and with only half the tournament, there will be less demand.
Well that certainly makes things interesting. Neither country would be able to host on its own due to arena size regulations and I think it would be far too late for another country to step in as co-host. Who knows, maybe it will revert to Switzerland after all.
Riga group is played in Russia
Props to Latvia. Clearly they have motives in this but until Belarus has a real legitimate government they shouldn't be hosting anything.