GDT: WJC: Switzerland Vs USA | December 28th @ 2:30PM MT

[Puckluck]

Should the US forfeit the rest of its group stage games, wouldn't it be technically possible for them to end up in the relegation round? And of course, if they are still not out of quarantine at that point, I suppose they would have to once again forfeit their games and thus be relegated to Division 1A.

Nobody gets relegated this year exactly because the scenario you described is a possibilitu.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

How do players who are in isolation still get covid is beyond me

They aren't in isolation as far as I know.

Which makes the Dec 15th cutoff for arrival and 48 hour mandatory quarantine upon arrival all the more head scratching.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Should the US forfeit the rest of its group stage games, wouldn't it be technically possible for them to end up in the relegation round? And of course, if they are still not out of quarantine at that point, I suppose they would have to once again forfeit their games and thus be relegated to Division 1A.

No.

 

[Urbanskog]

Nobody gets relegated this year exactly because the scenario you described is a possibilitu.

How is that possible when Belarus already earned promotion to the elite division for next year?

 

[Three On Zero]

Should the US forfeit the rest of its group stage games, wouldn't it be technically possible for them to end up in the relegation round? And of course, if they are still not out of quarantine at that point, I suppose they would have to once again forfeit their games and thus be relegated to Division 1A.

No relegation this year

 

[Three On Zero]

How is that possible when Belarus already earned promotion to the elite division for next year?

11 teams next year is what’s being reported

 

[ManWithNoName]

Should the US forfeit the rest of its group stage games, wouldn't it be technically possible for them to end up in the relegation round? And of course, if they are still not out of quarantine at that point, I suppose they would have to once again forfeit their games and thus be relegated to Division 1A.

No team will be relegated this year due to covid.

 

[Urbanskog]

11 teams next year is what’s being reported

I see, that's a strange way of doing it. Should have just used the opportunity to expand the tournament to 12 teams.

 

[ello]

Would love to know if the players are symptomatic or not. If not, this just seems asinine. The specificity of COVID tests isn't 100% anyways so you're bound to have false positives if you're literally testing every player multiple times a day.

 

[Three On Zero]

I see, that's a strange way of doing it. Should have just used the opportunity to expand the tournament to 12 teams.

Should, be interesting if they do.

 

[wetcoast]

It is definitely financially possible. This tournament profit tens of millions of dollars in Canada. A hotel buyout wouldn't be that cost prohibitive.

Pretty much although being in Alberta which has had major problems with the pandemic in terms of how a large number of people think and act in the province didn't help but then again the bubble worked there for the NHL so who knows...

At this point the tournament is in jeopardy I think.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

There's people actually upset about a hockey tournament.

Ya for the ones who made arrangements to go, booked hotel rooms, bought the tickets and worked their entire Christmas holidays around it have a right to be upset. Thats not to say I don't agree with the decision, but one can still be upset and agree at the same time.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I see, that's a strange way of doing it. Should have just used the opportunity to expand the tournament to 12 teams.

It's on the table.

 

[DingerMcSlapshot]

How is that possible when Belarus already earned promotion to the elite division for next year?

One more team next year.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Should the US forfeit the rest of its group stage games, wouldn't it be technically possible for them to end up in the relegation round? And of course, if they are still not out of quarantine at that point, I suppose they would have to once again forfeit their games and thus be relegated to Division 1A.

LoL so go from a Gold Medal to relegation ? Pretty silly to even suggest that could possibly happen.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Swiss were dominant. Not only did they not allow a goal, not even a shot.

 

[Barry Tallackson]

Stop testing asymptomatic vaccinated players

 

[RC51]

Look nobody knows who or why some usa got the covid and I doubt Canada sent in a spy to contaminate the USA. ShiiiiT happens and more teams will be hit before its over. You dont know how this will end, maybe the Canada team will get it and in a gold medel game USA-Canada, Canada has NO GOALIE at all and has to ice the zambone driver.

 

[Conrad McBenis]

Look nobody knows who or why some usa got the covid and I doubt Canada sent in a spy to contaminate the USA. ShiiiiT happens and more teams will be hit before its over. You dont know how this will end, maybe the Canada team will get it and in a gold medel game USA-Canada, Canada has NO GOALIE at all and has to ice the zambone driver.

Leafs fans irate!!!

 

[Czechboy]

How is that possible when Belarus already earned promotion to the elite division for next year?

11 teams... True story

 

[Eye of Ra]

i just dont get why its such a big problem for young healthy players getting covid/omikron? its like a normal cold for young healthy people. they can still play or rest 2-3 days. no need to give up a whole game

 

[Canada4Gold]

Why didn't they play the game tomorrow and move the USA/SWE game to the 30th where both teams are off?

 

[theVladiator]

All team know the COVID rules, so I do not mind kids willing to make a bit of sacrifice off-ice catching a break, and element of (bad) luck is always there in sports anyways.

Ideally all the people who stayed at Holiday Inn Express last night would move the discussion on what the rules should have been into the COVID forum.

 

[Zonk]

Sounds like you don’t know crap based on that speculative post!

Actually, most of his/her posts are full of crap.

 

[egd27]

10 pages of posts but does anyone know the actual implications beyond today's forfeit?