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Originally Posted by RyZ
I saw something on this a few months ago when they were looking for funding to go play in the div 4 or 5 IIHF WCs (doesn't look like they got it). They showed some video of them practicing and they aren't anywhere near the level of the ECHL so this will be an exhibition in the truest sense of the word, but good for them. Would be cool to see some emerging countries make a push up the IIHF rankings (India is not currently ranked in the top 50) and maybe even become relevant hockey nations one day.
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Originally Posted by MattyC
Anyways, this is pretty OT. I think it's cool these Indian people are coming to play, hopefully they can have a decent showing. I would guess they're from the more northern, mountainous parts of India.
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I haven't seen any video of the Indian team, but I imagine this'll be a pretty lopsided affair. In the original article it says that the Brampton Beast will host a tryout for some Indian-Canadians to help level out the quality of the game, but yeah, it won't be a close contest.
I kind of wish that I could see this game in person - I love the idea of developing hockey-nations getting an up-close look at the game in Canada. Having a tournament of five or six non-traditional hockey nations would be a fun thing.