World Cup of Hockey returns in 2016

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I echo what jstew said above, I'm having a tough time taking this seriously or getting excited at this point. Maybe I'll feel differently in a year's time, but right now, it gets a big *yawn* from me.

The U-23 team and Team Euro Bro just pisses me off now that I won't be able to root for McJesus until 2020, but I'll be at the ACC Sept. 20, 2016 booing the Americans like crazy. Can't pass that up.

 

[RP-29]

I'm not a fan of the North America and Europe teams. All eight countries who made it to the quarterfinals of the last Olympics should be the countries participating in the World Cup.

[Sweden, Finland, Russia, Latvia]
[USA, Canada, Czech, Slovenia]

 

[DragonfromTO]

I'm not a fan of the North America and Europe teams. All eight countries who made it to the quarterfinals of the last Olympics should be the countries participating in the World Cup.

[Sweden, Finland, Russia, Latvia]
[USA, Canada, Czech, Slovenia]

Too many non-NHLers on some of those teams for a tournament that the NHL is heavily invested in.

 

[Mandoli]

I'm not a fan of the North America and Europe teams.

I think those two teams are just a placeholder for the next tournament?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Bob Hartley for Canada?

 

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Bob Hartley for Canada?

Don't push me, BBB.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

make america great again in 2016

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Im seeing reports that Tom Sestito has been named to the 2016 team usa squad

 

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make america great again in 2016

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Line changes we can believe in - Torts in 2016!

 

[Comeds]

Ask not what your linemates can do for you, ask what you can do for your linemates.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

woah I totally missed this one ...

Ralph Krueger, former Edmonton Oilers coach, to lead Team Europe at 2016 World Cup of Hockey - World Cup of Hockey 2016

i can see the headline now

"a thoroughly confused Ralph Krueger has named Graziano Pelle to team europe"

 

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"a thoroughly confused Ralph Krueger has named Graziano Pelle to team europe"

lol

/I loathe ManU

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

woah I totally missed this one ...

Ralph Krueger, former Edmonton Oilers coach, to lead Team Europe at 2016 World Cup of Hockey - World Cup of Hockey 2016

i can see the headline now

"a thoroughly confused Ralph Krueger has named Graziano Pelle to team europe"

Just wait until he sells his entire first line to Liverpool.

 

[Puck082]

make america great again in 2016

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Heard he wants to build a wall across the blue line and have the opposing team pay for it.

 

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When the tournament was conceived, NHL and NHL Players’ Association executives believed they might be able to generate $90 million in revenue from a two-week tournament. Now, after selling rich TV rights to ESPN in the U.S. and Rogers Communications in Canada, and thanks to strong interest from corporate sponsors, NHL team owners and NHLPA executives have been advised the September 2016 event may raise as much as $130 million, according to a source who said NHL team executives have been briefed on the profit projections.

Costs are estimated to be about $65 million - including $10 million to $15 million budgeted for player insurance - meaning owners and players, who are jointly staging the event, will split a profit of about $65 million.

That would be a far cry from the $4 million profit the last World Cup of Hockey event generated in 2004.

 

[puckhead]

That would be a far cry from the $4 million profit the last World Cup of Hockey event generated in 2004.

maybe they spent too much designing the stupid brand name trophy

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I honestly hope zero Islanders play in this meaningless tournament.

 

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I honestly hope zero Islanders play in this meaningless tournament.

Unless Tavares gets traded to the Leafs, he'll be playing for Canada.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Unless Tavares gets traded to the Leafs, he'll be playing for Canada.

He got hurt during the Olympics. I completely understand why he played in that tournament. This tourney means nothing as far as I'm concerned.

 

[dash]

He got hurt during the Olympics. I completely understand why he played in that tournament. This tourney means nothing as far as I'm concerned.

It's a big cash grab for both owners and players, with the Canadian dollar hovering around 75 cents US (and likely headed lower), Bettman is looking for extra revenue anywhere he can find it.