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Tavares all for NHLers returning to Olympics

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That's not surprising at all. Tavares always represents Canada when he has the opportunity and seems like the most dedicated internationally of any Canadian star player. A freak injury isn't going to suddenly change his mind.

As far as I know, the only Canadian player since 1998 who was disinterested in the Olympics is Patrick Roy.
 
Great to hear him standing up for the Olympics. They truly are something special.
 
JackSlater said:
That's not surprising at all. Tavares always represents Canada when he has the opportunity and seems like the most dedicated internationally of any Canadian star player. A freak injury isn't going to suddenly change his mind.

As far as I know, the only Canadian player since 1998 who was disinterested in the Olympics is Patrick Roy.
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I love J.T. and of course admire and respect his dedication to the NT at every opportunity. I think that dedication will again be called upon in the spring, but I'd prefer that he made a long playoff run than another WHC.... but given this year's tournament has an early start date, I'm suspecting it will be another weak and disinterested group of guys dragging their ***** to Europe at the end of April.
 
Olympics has much more prestige and attention towards it than some no-heritage one off "World Cup"
 
I think the players likely acknowledge the Olympics is their biggest moment of eyes focused on their sport, and every athlete loves the spotlight. Just take a look at the difference between the Basketball Olympics and Basketball World Cup.
 
cutchemist42 said:
I think the players likely acknowledge the Olympics is their biggest moment of eyes focused on their sport, and every athlete loves the spotlight. Just take a look at the difference between the Basketball Olympics and Basketball World Cup.
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The Olympics are also super fun to be a part of. Even if you are going to finish 150th in your cross country heat.
 
cutchemist42 said:
I think the players likely acknowledge the Olympics is their biggest moment of eyes focused on their sport, and every athlete loves the spotlight. Just take a look at the difference between the Basketball Olympics and Basketball World Cup.
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That is a pretty good example actually. Most of the stronger teams were missing one or two decent NBA players that might have made it if it was the Olympics. The US was missing pretty much its entire A roster. Still didn't stop them from steamrolling everyone (oddly enough they had a marginally harder time in 2012).

Basically it was a sideshow and very few people, even big basketball/NBA fans, cared or even knew it happened. At least one game of the 2012 Olympic basketball tourney was watched by almost every one of my friends. Most people would rather warm the bench with limited minutes on an Olympic roster than be a starter on a "World Cup" roster..
 
garbageteam said:
That is a pretty good example actually. Most of the stronger teams were missing one or two decent NBA players that might have made it if it was the Olympics. The US was missing pretty much its entire A roster. Still didn't stop them from steamrolling everyone (oddly enough they had a marginally harder time in 2012).

Basically it was a sideshow and very few people, even big basketball/NBA fans, cared or even knew it happened. At least one game of the 2012 Olympic basketball tourney was watched by almost every one of my friends. Most people would rather warm the bench with limited minutes on an Olympic roster than be a starter on a "World Cup" roster..
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The US uses the World Cup as a training ground for up and coming players getting ready for the next Olympics.

The reason it was easy this year is A: Spain got upset by France so the best two teams never played and B: international basketball's talent pool and thinning out. There are no good young cores anymore like Argentina or Spain of the last decade.

Hockey people will watch the World Cup and Canadians will pay $250 to go to the AC center. The NHL makes a bunch of money and laughs at you naysayers.

The basketball World Cup is much more comparable to the IIHF Worlds.
 
Xokkeu said:
The Olympics are also super fun to be a part of. Even if you are going to finish 150th in your cross country heat.
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Which is why I think the World Cup does not replace the Olympics but acts as the B event to complement it. Too many players love the Olympics experience, and the others who didnt play loved the vacation.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/time-has-come-for-a-proper-world-cup-of-hockey/

The NHL estimates the event would generate $100 million in revenue – a dollar figure that ought to gradually eliminate the lure of a gold medal once the NHLPA has had a chance to educate its players.
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This might be the only thing to entice players to accept the World Cup, but the revenue potential is not set in stone. If each PA member in the end does not receive a significant paycheque, it might not beat the benefits of the Olympics to completely abandon it.
 
cutchemist42 said:
Which is why I think the World Cup does not replace the Olympics but acts as the B event to complement it. Too many players love the Olympics experience, and the others who didnt play loved the vacation.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/time-has-come-for-a-proper-world-cup-of-hockey/



This might be the only thing to entice players to accept the World Cup, but the revenue potential is not set in stone. If each PA member in the end does not receive a significant paycheque, it might not beat the benefits of the Olympics to completely abandon it.
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I suppose there are some people out there that would actually rather see the world Cup of Hockey in place of the Olympics (rather than both together), but I'd suspect they are in the very small minority.
 
Id like to see a world cup every 4 years between Olympic hockey years and i want both of these tournaments to be best-on-best hockey. now somebody with money and power, go make this somehow happen!
 
Xokkeu said:
I suppose there are some people out there that would actually rather see the world Cup of Hockey in place of the Olympics (rather than both together), but I'd suspect they are in the very small minority.
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So the thing is to me, I would be disappointed if this turned into a consistent 4 year World Cup, but with the NHL deciding to play/not play in certain Winter Olympics.
 
cutchemist42 said:
So the thing is to me, I would be disappointed if this turned into a consistent 4 year World Cup, but with the NHL deciding to play/not play in certain Winter Olympics.
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Again, I think the majority of people would be disappointed if the NHL left the Olympics. Fortunately there's not indication as of now that the World Cup is going to be replacing the Olympics. Maybe ten years down the road (or twenty) if the World Cup gets some footing. For now I think the two issues are seperate.
 
Stamkos was on OTR and when asked said that he preferred NHL participation in the Olympics to a World Cup. I don't think there is any doubt that NHLers want to be in the Olympics.
 
I thought the same continent can't have two olympics in a row?
 
jekoh said:
So when the two remaining bids are from that continent as is the case for 2022, you propose the Olympics not be held at all?
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He is not proposing anything.

He is making a statement that he was under the impression there could not be two olympics on the same continent in the same year.
 
The Bad Guy said:
He is not proposing anything.

He is making a statement that he was under the impression there could not be two olympics on the same continent in the same year.
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I know he has not proposed anything, that's exactly why I'm asking. I was trying to help him answer his own question.

Suppose there is indeed a rule precluding the Olympics to be held in Asia in 2022. What next? Either you scrap it or you don't hold the Olympics at all.
 
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