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thefoss1957 · 01-06-2017, 10:32 AM

In the part of the US where I live, and many others parts, I'm certain, the WJC creates no buzz at all...really, maybe a mention on page 3 of sports sections, or one sentence on any TV outlet in non-NHL markets.

I have been around CP a while now, and I appreciate the passion you Canadians have for all things hockey, but, to many Americans, even American NHL fans, like myself, an amateur tournament, even the worlds biggest amateur tournament, really seems no big deal. Talk to me when one of these kids does something in the NHL. Similar to my hatred for the Olympics, flag waving BS, or feelings of national inferiority, or superiority, based on mere athletic contests, seems silly, to me.

Canada is a great country, and has and will produce a lot of immensely talented hockey players. To see these kids pilloried in the press, or on twitter, (or even on internet forums!), for losing in a shootout, to another hand picked squad of talent, is excessive and wrong.

01-06-2017, 10:32 AM	#550
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	In the part of the US where I live, and many others parts, I'm certain, the WJC creates no buzz at all...really, maybe a mention on page 3 of sports sections, or one sentence on any TV outlet in non-NHL markets. I have been around CP a while now, and I appreciate the passion you Canadians have for all things hockey, but, to many Americans, even American NHL fans, like myself, an amateur tournament, even the worlds biggest amateur tournament, really seems no big deal. Talk to me when one of these kids does something in the NHL. Similar to my hatred for the Olympics, flag waving BS, or feelings of national inferiority, or superiority, based on mere athletic contests, seems silly, to me. Canada is a great country, and has and will produce a lot of immensely talented hockey players. To see these kids pilloried in the press, or on twitter, (or even on internet forums!), for losing in a shootout, to another hand picked squad of talent, is excessive and wrong. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)