Will you be OK if fans of the winning country at the 4 Nations refer to their country as the "world champs"?

[The Gr8 Dane]

It's a rinky dinky tournament, and anyways let's be honest, nobody you know watches hockey in real life so it's not like you're gonna hear about it at work

 

[Number8]

I'm gonna call them the Olympic champs. I know it's not the Olympics but I don't see why that would matter.

I think that is absolutely ok.

Each year MLB awards a winner to the World Series. Doesn't seem to bother them that it's just America and Toronto.

Now, if you'll forgive me, I'm off to go fishing in the Gulf of America.

If I remember right, France will be getting Russia's spot should Russia still be banned from participating in 2026. And right now it looks like they will. It's only a week ago that the IIHF had a meeting and decided to prolong the ban through the 2024/2025 season.

Frenchies are a f***ing powerhouse on skates. You watch.

 

[Dirtyclapper]

As exciting as it is to see all the best players available for the national teams again, the tournament in itself is only a cash grab with no history or culture. There's nothing at stake, like, at all. Somehow, even as Swede, I'd be most looking forward to a Canada vs USA final, and even then it would just be for the politics and not for the hockey.

Better than the all-star game/break though isn't it?

 

[NyQuil]

I see the smack talk has already begun

I don't see a lot of reminiscing about the 2016 World Cup even though Canada won.

Gimmick tournaments are what they are.

Now, if you'll forgive me, I'm off to go fishing in the Gulf of America.

No way, I'm a fisherman myself!

Have a trip planned this spring to Lake Canada Is Superior.

 

[ORRFForever]

I don't see a lot of reminiscing about the 2016 World Cup even though Canada won.

Gimmick tournaments are what they are.

As I said elsewhere, American hockey fans are far more pumped for this "tournament" than everyone else combined.

 

[NyQuil]

As I said elsewhere, American hockey fans are far more pumped for this tournament than everyone else combined.

Well they have a good team.

 

[ORRFForever]

Well they have a good team.

So do we.

 

[NyQuil]

So do we.

We usually do at tournaments.

 

[ORRFForever]

We usually do at tournaments.

TBH, I wish I was more hyped about this.

 

[waitin425]

I will refer to them as the most distinguished team of the quasi best on best 4 nations cup thingy.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Nope. Well, I mean, I will be ok of course, but there is only 4 teams competing, and they were hand selected. It isn't a "World Championships" type thing. Still prestigious for the players, but not a World Championship.

 

[SirKillalot]

Nope. Well, I mean, I will be ok of course, but there is only 4 teams competing, and they were hand selected. It isn't a "World Championships" type thing. Still prestigious for the players, but not a World Championship.

You mean like it also is in NFL, NBA and MLB?

 

[ManofSteel55]

You mean like it also is in NFL, NBA and MLB?

I wasn't aware of a 4 Nations football championship where the 4 competing nations are hand selected by the NFL.

 

[SirKillalot]

I wasn't aware of a 4 Nations football championship where the 4 competing nations are hand selected by the NFL.

No, I mean them calling themselves World Champs of different variations.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Canada Cup winners didn't call themselves world champions, so it's no different this time around.

yes but the history forum and others do give a lot of special reverence to those as "best on best" winners, which kinda feels like saying the same thing