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Originally Posted by The Original FFIV
So World Championships, WJC and under 18s in Europe this year. When will the IIHF lose its Euro bias and give us some of these tournaments as we actually buy tickets and show up.
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From what I understand the World Championship does really well in Europe, which is fine as it is a tournament the Europeans care more about than North Americans. The primary viewership for the WC are Euros.
The WJC has been pretty much held in Canada and in the US near Canada 7 out of the last 12 years. Think the IIHF recognizes the Canadians make the tournament really profitable.
The U18 is really a bad tournament for Canada. Every other country sends their best players to the tournament, while many of Canada's best are still playing in the CHL playoffs. One of the reasons USA dominates the U18 is their team has played together for 2 years.