IIHF World Championship 2017 been good tournament?

[Jumptheshark]

IIHF World Championship 2017 been good tournament?

What do you think about level this tournament?
How good or bad?

Sucked


8th in 9 years

It sucked

 

[Urbanskog]

Sucked


8th in 9 years

It sucked

Other than not having a fan zone in Paris (which doesn't seem like a big deal to me), in which ways did this tournament "suck"?

 

[JETZZZ]

Overall, enjoyed tournament much more than NHL playoffs

 

[albator71]

Kind of a bummer.

No disrespect to Sweden. I'm a Canadian and super happy for Sweden! Sweden deserves it, I just wish if we lost it was in an OT.

Same sentiment from the WJC when Canada lost to the US. The overtime was so awesome, you just wish you could see hockey and not a skills competition decide the game.

Again, congrats to Sweden.

You can see the growth (and decline) in hockey in different nations though!

It's funny you didn't mention when Canada beat the US in the semis at the WJHC in 2007

 

[albator71]

It's great, I watched almost all the games

It's was 100x times better then that gimmicky World cup thats for sure.

Love the World Championship can't wait for next year

 

[Bookker]

Sucked

8th in 9 years

It sucked

Other than not having a fan zone in Paris (which doesn't seem like a big deal to me), in which ways did this tournament "suck"?

He seems to have something personal with the organization in Paris and yells everywhere that tournament was a joke

 

[Slimmy]

Yea I don't think anyone here in Sweden wanted to win it in SO either. Kind of takes out the "Best team wins" thing and goes more towards "Who has the best daredevil puck wizards?"

.. or best goaltender.

 

[Zamboni Parade]

Hmm, I must be one of the few people here that has no problem with shootouts. I mean it would be nice if tied games went to OT until someone scored but a shootout isn't the end of the world either. The way I see it, you already had 60 minutes to win the damn game so even if a shootout always has an element of luck it's not like it could not have been avoided by, you know, scoring in regular time.

 

[Xokkeu]

Hmm, I must be one of the few people here that has no problem with shootouts. I mean it would be nice if tied games went to OT until someone scored but a shootout isn't the end of the world either. The way I see it, you already had 60 minutes to win the damn game so even if a shootout always has an element of luck it's not like it could not have been avoided by, you know, scoring in regular time.

Shootout doesn't bother me. Rules are rules. That said I'd prefer it end with a goal so I do like the 20 minute OT

 

[21]

No championship where the winner is determined by SO is good enough but for me overall it went better than expected. I'm particularly happy with the success of Sweden and Finland. They looked horrid in the beginning. No idea how they picked it up from there.

It's a difference between regular season and playoffs (NHL, SEL, KHL etc).

In the same way it's a difference between the games within the groups and the elimination games (WC).

You can't really judge too much before all teams are going full throttle.

 

[LiveeviL]

Sweden had a good team and was further strengthened by Bäckström and Lundqvist in the end of the group stage. Finland's team was particularly weak this year, it was lucky to face the US in the quarterfinals instead of some better team.

From a Swedish perspective it was a good WC that players actually manned up and committed to the WC. This is irrespective of the fact that Sweden won. In many tournaments I have gritted my teeth that Sweden have good players but they don't show up. It matters for all countries, except Canada which can sustain declines due to superior depth.

This time Sweden basically got what it could out of the 2nd round and a loss would have been easier to suffer compared to when crucial players are not in the tournament. So I get the Finnish situation, Sweden have often been there too but not this time.

 

[jj cale]

It was a good tournament overall aside from the shootout to decide a gold medal game winner.

The sooner that is gone the tournament becomes instantly better.

 

[llwyd]

It was a good tournament overall aside from the shootout to decide a gold medal game winner.

The sooner that is gone the tournament becomes instantly better.

Well, it's not ideal, but it's mostly simply a practical issue as regards tv timetables plus it being a tournament (that is supposed to end that day with all sorts of notables waiting to share out the medals and prizes). Say 3-4 extra periods would be just madness in the circumstances, especially as there is an element of luck anyway in a best of one game.

 

[jj cale]

Well, it's not ideal, but it's mostly simply a practical issue as regards tv timetables plus it being a tournament (that is supposed to end that day with all sorts of notables waiting to share out the medals and prizes). Say 3-4 extra periods would be just madness in the circumstances, especially as there is an element of luck anyway in a best of one game.

The overttime was the best action in the whole game though......it doesnt make any sense they would take that action out.


I just dont get it.......time limits or not, that game wasnt going to go much longer without a goal,play it out.

 

[Zine]

The overttime was the best action in the whole game though......it doesnt make any sense they would take that action out.


I just dont get it.......time limits or not, that game wasnt going to go much longer without a goal,play it out.

It sucks, but there are time constraints that prohibit extended overtimes. All the same, I'd love to see the gold medal game without a shootout. But it's my guess the IIHF is adhering to uniformity. It would be quite unconventional to allow some games to go all the way, and others to end in a shootout based on whether there is a scheduling conflict or not.

 

[jj cale]

It sucks, but there are time constraints that prohibit extended overtimes. All the same, I'd love to see the gold medal game without a shootout. But it's my guess the IIHF is adhering to uniformity. It would be quite unconventional to allow some games to go all the way, and others to end in a shootout based on whether there is a scheduling conflict or not.

I hear you.

Still, it's gotta go, the gold medal games in both the juniors and WHC were proof of that. Where there is a will there is a way.

If we can put a man on the moon we can surely work out making this happen.

And for the good of the game there has to be a will, it just can't continue any longer.

 

[Rob]

I don't understand why the IIHF took away the 4 on 4 overtime. It greatly increases the chances of a goal.

 

[Yakushev72]

The overttime was the best action in the whole game though......it doesnt make any sense they would take that action out.


I just dont get it.......time limits or not, that game wasnt going to go much longer without a goal,play it out.

My impression is that by the end of the first overtime, the players on both teams are shot. They have played four periods at all-out speed, and so by the 5th period, they start to just sit back and play it cautious. The emphasis has to be on avoiding making a mistake. A 5th or 6th period goal always seems to be anti-climactic, some little dribbler that sneaks underneath the goalie's pad. I don't know that there is any kind of increased justice in the result.

 

[jfc64]

How can you say no to french cuisinie not to mention german sausages? Don't even get me started on the french wine list or Krögenbrau. Oh, Nylander, Bäckström and Lundqvist...