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Originally Posted by neo45
Olympics is bigger than WCs in every Euro country, even Russia
This is Putin saving face from their Sochii embarassment
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I cant rember the documentary name but It was centred about european hockey. How it was explained That's just how it is in Europe. Its a lot of players they know from local leagues from their Countries. The majority of players from around the World will not get a chance to play in the Olympics or Even in the NHL. This may be the 3rd best you can hand out but It is the best chance on a world scale that people can celebrate to win some hardware on behalf of their country. I guess its more so form the players perceptive but a lot of people overseas don't follow the NHL or if they do not as closely. They follow their own leugues. People they know well have a better chance at The World Championship.