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Originally Posted by KipperFaNaTic
Very surprised at the lack of enthusiasm and hype for this tournament. For me personally, I am super hyped because I get to see the best players play with each other under the back drop of national patriotism. Surely, this is better than the past all-star games where no one tries?
I do agree that this tournament loses a bit of luster because of no Russia and other Europeans, however, this is only the first year and should be expanded to include more teams moving forward.
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Don't let the name fool you, it'll be intense. This really is the World Cup, they just couldn't put a big tournament on in time.
It will continue in 2028 and 2032 if the NHL can keep it's #### together.
What will it look like in the future? 4 teams? 6 teams? 8 teams? qualifying? The hockey calendar is so congested that it's hard to set up qualifying in any months other than July or August.
2026 Olympic qualification was held Aug 29-Sep 1 2024. Slovakia only dressed 14 players for the first game, one of them was Martin Pospisil.