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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
There has only been 8 differnt world cup winners since 1930 (for soccer) but I do get you point. It is an issue that rugby currently faces with their world cup. However teams/nations do get better, but it takes time and a long term vision.
You seems to be of the same opinion as me, which is an annual tourney would be great for the game.
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We're on the same page except for one small issue: I disagree completely with the concept of an annual tournament for hockey.
It just cant happen unless the NHL schedule gets drastically reduced.
That being said, in my experience as a fan of Hockey/Soccer/Rugby I can say that a tournament held every 4 years is borderline fataing genius. Hockey should tell the Olympics to pound sand and hold their own best-of-the-best tournament, or Kumite, every 4 years.
Its not that easy though, the owners would need a huge bone thrown their way because the one thing the Olympics has going for it is prestige. Without prestige all you've got is the World Championships.