2028 World Cup of Hockey Host City Search

[Reggie Dunlop]

So which two European countries play in the NA portion of the tournament?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

So which two European countries play in the NA portion of the tournament?

Estonia and Romania. Make it happen.

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Not just crazy expensive to host, but expensive to bid on with actually getting them being far from a guarantee. Calgary could have bid on them and we'd still be watching them in Milan. Some countries spend $50-100 million on the bid alone and get nothing. People talk like Calgary missed out by not bidding, but IMO it was putting a lot of money on a gamble with a less that 50% chance of being successful.

Pretty sure the Olympic committee was begging Calgary to host because of how successful Vancouver and Calgary were previously

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Calgary and Utah

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Utah is in our time zone though, right?

Slight pro there to have both arenas in the same clockland.

Calgary and Denver.

[sureLoss]

Bettman coming to tour Scotia Place construction. Could be linked to world cup host search.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...rld-cup-venue/

Gary Bettman is coming to Calgary on Monday for a site visit of Scotia Place.

Could an announcement that Calgary will host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey soon follow?

Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Sportsnet he will join the commissioner for a sit-down with ownership, a tour of the arena’s construction site and an update on the building’s progress.

The timing is fascinating, given the fact Calgary is on the short list to host the next incarnation of best-on-best hockey, which fans are already anticipating given the triumphant return to the Olympics by NHLers.

The NHL and NHLPA have whittled the list of 25 applicants down to just a few North American candidates to host four nations in round-robin play, followed by a playdown that would also be hosted on this side of the pond.

A European city will host the other four teams before they make the trans-Atlantic flight to start playing elimination games.

Daly revealed on Sunday the venue announcements are two weeks away.

magine Matthew Tkachuk returning to Calgary wearing Team USA colours, alongside his brother, as Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Co. try to avenge the overtime loss in last month’s Olympic gold-medal game.

Dare to dream Calgary, as plenty of sources suggest the world-class pitch tabled by the Flames and city partners is going to be hard to beat.

The plan goes well beyond hosting games, as Calgary is promising a festival‑style atmosphere built around concerts, fan events, and community celebrations.

Think of the energy that swept through the city during the Olympics, then add the modern production value of a league‑run event.

Imagine the economic impact, the global attention, the chance to christen Scotia Place with the biggest hockey event the city has seen since the Flames’ run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Final.

This is the kind of moment that defines a new arena’s legacy before the paint is even dry.

[Icon]

These tickets are going to be expensive

[Nadal Fan]

This is really exciting if they chose Calgary, I think it all started because Bettman saw this thread and thought it was a good idea

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

They want two cities.

Charlottetown and Summerside.

[Lewis_D]

Just do it in Canada or Europe please. No one wants to go to the states, it's a ####hole country.

[dino7c]

Cities that pay up for a new arena are often rewarded...hopefully at the draft lottery too

[Locke]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Cities that pay up for a new arena are often rewarded...hopefully at the draft lottery too

Maybe even an All-Star Game?

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/2028569864563261560

https://twitter.com/user/status/2028569541652234490

[Nadal Fan]

Fun fact I believe in Canada Cup/World Cup games in Calgary, Team Canada is 3-0-1. Hard to find data that far back but they went 3-0 in 84 and tied Czechoslovakia in 87.

[Manhattanboy]

Gary Bettman in town and is touring the new arena today.

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by Lewis_D

Just do it in Canada or Europe please. No one wants to go to the states, it's a ####hole country.

It's sad, I spend so much time in the US in my life and it's gone so downhill in the last few years.

Ottawa/Gatineau would have been good but didn't make the short list.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/repor...ost-shortlist/

[Nadal Fan]

I believe I read the finals will be best of 3 again to match 2016. Hopefully OT is continuous 5 on 5.

[Torture]

That second quote that Sureloss posted is sure giving it the hard sell lol.

Imagine Matthew Tkachuk returning to Calgary wearing Team USA colours, alongside his brother, as Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Co. try to avenge the overtime loss in last month’s Olympic gold-medal game.

Dare to dream Calgary, as plenty of sources suggest the world-class pitch tabled by the Flames and city partners is going to be hard to beat.

The plan goes well beyond hosting games, as Calgary is promising a festival‑style atmosphere built around concerts, fan events, and community celebrations.

Think of the energy that swept through the city during the Olympics, then add the modern production value of a league‑run event.

Imagine the economic impact, the global attention, the chance to christen Scotia Place with the biggest hockey event the city has seen since the Flames’ run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Final.

This is the kind of moment that defines a new arena’s legacy before the paint is even dry.

Like, okay it would be cool but I can't help rolling my eyes.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/2028946577428279622

[Yeah_Baby]

I wonder if Pinder got to ask that question he wanted to ask.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Gary Bettman in town and is touring the new arena today.

Hopefully Murray is in town too to tell Gary the Flames need some lotto "luck" to enter the new building with a bang....