I wish the ice hockey federations would start invites and offers in Jan/Feb rather than this mad scramble the day after the season ends. Players that know that they won't be in the NHL playoffs could send in their requests to join as well. It would make for a much better team; an increase in the team mentality and more fun for the players in the tournament.
The ice hockey federations could send preliminary invites and players could let them know of their interest. They could put together a list of 30 or so players with updates and a couple of get togethers then take out players if they reach the playoffs.
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