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Originally Posted by Vulcan
If you look at junior hockey, changes are happening. IIRC since 2010 the USA has won three times and the Finns have won twice and the Canadians only once.
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Maybe, but I don't think that really means much. Those tournaments have such a small sample of the players. If you look at the draft, half the players in the first round are still Canadian. Repeat that for 15 years, and Canada will still have a ridiculous advantage in quality players over all competitors.
Looking at young players, it seems to me like Canada will still have the best player, the best line, the best defensive pair, great goaltending and just completely unmatched depth for the foreseeable future.
Of course with just one game deciding the winner everything is possible, but recently it hasn't even been close.