The beauty of the soccer World Cup is that it is ongoing. Teams play and practice at different times during the year, you have qualifying etc. It's not just one tournament.
Of course the big disadvantage in hockey is that you only have a few countries that actually are competitive in the sport. But I'd be all for having a national team whose roster changes over time and plays a few "friendlies" and different tournaments.
If the NHL would just commit to something it would be glorious.
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