2016 World Cup of Hockey

[Corral]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

You're a cheeky bugger.

In any event I think the fact that the PA negotiated for the WCH partnership as part of the last CBA points pretty clearly to their investment.

I agree. But I think I made my point. Now I really am moving on.

[GoJetsGo]

Originally Posted by Itse

I'd agree that Canada's dominance is kind of killing international tournaments. They've won every best-on-best tournament for 15 years except Turin olympics, and all the womens tournaments on top of that.

Tournaments where you know who wins are not that interesting.

While this is most certainly true, I wouldn't want to see an end to international best on best tournaments unless the other countries are willing to sign off on a document stating you all give up and acknowledge Canada is the best and you can't beat us.

Until that happens, I'd still like to see a best on best tournament at least every four years where we exert our dominance.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Itse
I'd agree that Canada's dominance is kind of killing international tournaments. They've won every best-on-best tournament for 15 years except Turin olympics, and all the womens tournaments on top of that.

Tournaments where you know who wins are not that interesting.

I think you'll find that the American women are favoured to win most tournaments and the Canadians manage to upset them at the Olympics.

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Vulcan

I think you'll find that the American women are favoured to win most tournaments and the Canadians manage to upset them at the Olympics.

When "the favourites" are "upset" four times in a row by two different teams (once by Swedes, three times by Canada), probably they shouldn't have been considered favourites

In any case the results are what they are. It's not like womens hockey is that competitive either.

[craigwd]

When you win 7 of the past 8 world championships you are the favourite.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Vulcan
I think you'll find that the American women are favoured to win most tournaments and the Canadians manage to upset them at the Olympics.

Originally Posted by Itse

When "the favourites" are "upset" four times in a row by two different teams (once by Swedes, three times by Canada), probably they shouldn't have been considered favourites

In any case the results are what they are. It's not like womens hockey is that competitive either.

American women have won the worlds 4 times in a row and as Craigwd says 7 of the last 8.

http://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/sh...d-championship

[Itse]

If US wins when no one is watching, does it matter for the perception of the sport?