I'm all for more hockey on TV (ESPECIALLY in September) however i cant get behind this being called the 'World Cup' of Hockey. If it was truly the world cup each country would have the ability to ice their best possible team, not their best possible team less people under the age of 23. Additionally the idea of the European team bothers me, especially when good teams (ie Switzerland & Slovakia with HM's going out to Norway & Denmark) have to join together and dont get to play for their country. I understand that we cant let all European teams as they wont be able to ice a realistically competitive team but it takes away from the idea of it being an International tournament (in the sense you are playing for YOUR country).
That being said come Sept 2016 i will be so starved for any hockey that I will watch this.....
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