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World Cup of hockey 2024, will it happen?

Will it happen?

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JackSlater said:
None of that has relevance to what I said. The mindless claims that the Olympics is always the pinnacle in every sport, every sport sends its best athletes to the Olympics, etc. are demonstrably false if someone only takes a look at soccer.
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I agree in the sense that I'd be fine with a real WC outside the Olympics, and it theoretically could work. But it'd need to be organised by the IIHF, not the NHL. Soccer's World Cup isn't help by the Premier League with it deciding who can play, making the rules and holding all games in London. I know it'll never happen because the NHL has the money, but ideally it would stick to club hockey and let countries put together their tournament.
 
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Lartsaman said:
When you leave Russia out you get a good set of teams:

Canada
USA
Sweden
Finland
Czechia
Slovakia
Germany
Switzerland

No need for any qualification matches.
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I read an article saying they'd have 2023 qualifying for it . But if no Russia I have no idea who has to qualify.lol. Seems straightforward
 
BigHockeyFan said:
In my opinion if they leave Russia out it won't mean anything! If you want best on best Russia has to be part of it!!!
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I agree that it weakens it for sure. Very frustrating for sure! Plus, Russia. Hockey was on the rise IMO... Elite goalies and some very good D in the pipe.
 
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Czechboy said:
I agree that it weakens it for sure. Very frustrating for sure! Plus, Russia. Hockey was on the rise IMO... Elite goalies and some very good D in the pipe.
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Absolutely! How can you have a real WC of hockey and not have Russia, one of the top hockey nation in the world? Just like this year WHC is not going to be the same without Russia, you're missing one of the top team! It's weaken
 
garbageteam said:
2024 is still two years away, I could envision a return of Russia from being banned rightly or wrongly by then. Best news though...abolishment of the terrible gimmick teams.
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I hope you're right! I think we need to separate politics and sports
 
Czechboy said:
I read an article saying they'd have 2023 qualifying for it . But if no Russia I have no idea who has to qualify.lol. Seems straightforward
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I think Denmark could be a candidate. They might be an underdog in a qualifying tournament vs. Germany, Switzerland and Slovakia, but they could surprise.
I would also never count out Latvia, mostly because of goaltending, but they would definitely be a longshot.
 
I love national hockey .. but this tourney i dont know ... Nobody cares who win this
 
I don't want to see any amateurs. This is an NHL best-on-best event, so only the best players in the world should be there.
 
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Maverick41 said:
I think Denmark could be a candidate. They might be an underdog in a qualifying tournament vs. Germany, Switzerland and Slovakia, but they could surprise.
I would also never count out Latvia, mostly because of goaltending, but they would definitely be a longshot.
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I definitely agree and would even include Czechs in qualifying Group. I am just curious how NHL sees it since them and I view international hockey differently.
 
I'd be stunned if Russian sport teams are still suspended by 2024. The current situation looks like it's cooling down with both sides agreeing to more peace talks.
 
David Suzuki said:
I'd be stunned if Russian sport teams are still suspended by 2024. The current situation looks like it's cooling down with both sides agreeing to more peace talks.
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I wouldn't hold my breath. Russia likely uses peace talks to reorganise units. I wouldn't expect a quick resolution to the situation. Russian team will likely stay away from hockey for quite some time.
 
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JabbaJabba said:
I wouldn't hold my breath. Russia likely uses peace talks to reorganise units. I wouldn't expect a quick resolution to the situation. Russian team will likely stay away from hockey for quite some time.
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I have a question for you, why is Russia national hockey team not allowed to participate in WC but Russians players are allowed to participate in NHL? If you're going to ban Russia from international competition, should Russian players also be banned from participating in NHL and or any European domestic league?
 
BigHockeyFan said:
I have a question for you, why is Russia national hockey team not allowed to participate in WC but Russians players are allowed to participate in NHL? If you're going to ban Russia from international competition, should Russian players also be banned from participating in NHL and or any European domestic league?
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Why are you asking me?
 
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BigHockeyFan said:
I have a question for you, why is Russia national hockey team not allowed to participate in WC but Russians players are allowed to participate in NHL? If you're going to ban Russia from international competition, should Russian players also be banned from participating in NHL and or any European domestic league?
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I don't claim to be an expert, but I'll give it a shot:

Presently, Russian athletes are being banned from competitions where they represent the Russian state - whether it's as teams or individuals. However, when, say, Alex Ovechkin is playing in the NHL, he is not representing the Russian national team but Washington Capitals, an organization that is not in any manner connected to the Russian state.
 
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