I was in Europe last year around this time and was very surprised at how big this tournament was over there. Even in Germany, which isn't a huge hockey country, they had this televised on national TV with many local pubs showing the games live.
It was funny actually when we met random Europeans that found out we were Canadian, they all wanted to talk about the world championships going on. Anyways, this isn't a big deal over here, because it happens at the same time as the NHL playoffs, but this is huge in Europe.
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