2017 WJC

[The Unknown Poster]

Remember when I pushed the idea of Trouba for Strome+? 

[Floyd]

  On 2016-12-27 at 4:14 AM, The Unknown Poster said:

Remember when I pushed the idea of Trouba for Strome+? 

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My new year's resolution is to post a Karl Alzner pic every time someone tries to take credit for a fantasy trade suggestion...  sorry TUP, I really thought these would all be for Ducky.

[The Unknown Poster]

  On 2016-12-27 at 4:33 AM, Floyd said:

My new year's resolution is to post a Karl Alzner pic every time someone tries to take credit for a fantasy trade suggestion...  sorry TUP, I really thought these would all be for Ducky.

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Ha!

[IC Khari]

  On 2016-12-20 at 8:54 PM, Floyd said:

Nordiques did not have good scouts.  Ouch.

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Daniel Dore LOL ... scouts don't let the Dore hit you in the *ss on the way out ...

Edited December 27, 2016 by IC Khari

[Goalie]

  On 2016-12-27 at 4:14 AM, The Unknown Poster said:

Remember when I pushed the idea of Trouba for Strome+? 

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The plus would have to be quite significant. 

[Goalie]

Right now if we miss the playoffs I'm hoping for Liljegren or Nico Hishier 

Hishier is gonna be a star 

[Ducky]

Roslo picked up 2 assists yesterday.

[JCon]

  On 2016-12-29 at 2:46 PM, Ducky said:

Roslo picked up 2 assists yesterday.

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And was the player of the game, I believe.

 

[kelownabomberfan]

Foley looking good today against the Commies  Ruskies.  Got an assist on the GWG and decked a guy Buff-style.

Edited December 29, 2016 by kelownabomberfan

[Ducky]

Delete

Edited December 30, 2016 by Ducky

[Floyd]

  On 2016-12-30 at 1:43 AM, Ducky said:

Morrissey going for a hat trick...... of penalties.

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They sent him to Juniors!!?!!  But he has an ELC...

[Ducky]

 I was looking for the thread that said the Jets drafted Stanley because Myers is finished...

[Floyd]

  On 2016-12-30 at 1:55 AM, Ducky said:

 I was looking for the thread that said the Jets drafted Stanley because Myers is finished...

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Shh.  The Jets are pretending that his career is finished so that they can protect him from the expansion draft.

[sweep the leg]

Imagine how good the US team would be with Eichel & Matthews as their top two centres, and Hanifin & Werenski as their top D pairing.

The list of eligible players the US & Canada have in the NHL is crazy. In comparison, the Russians have one eligible player in the NHL & the Swedes have none.

[Noeller]

Swedes are gonna thump Canada so bad tomorrow. Gonna be dirty. Our goaltending is just the shits. 

Edited January 4, 2017 by Noeller

[kelownabomberfan]

Anyone else notice this?  I noticed a lot of empty seats at the Canada-Czech game yesterday in Montreal.  What the hell is up with that?  Can you imagine a Team Canada WJC playoff game in Winnipeg not being sold out?   Ridiculous.  You expect empty seats when this tournament is being played in Europe as you know the people there are homers who won't come out to watch Canada but come on Montreal, that was embarrassing.
 

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Monday's crowd of 10,215 was shockingly disappointing, even to some of the Canadian players.

Keep in mind that the cavernous Bell Centre holds more than twice that many people.

“We were a bit surprised,” Strome said. “We thought it would be pretty much full like it was in Toronto for our games. But it seemed to fill in as the game went on. And they were loud. I mean, this is the best building in the NHL.

It will be interesting to see how many fans show up for the Canada-Sweden semifinal on Wednesday, but we do know this: There are much more worthy markets in this country more appreciative of the junior game than Montreal and Toronto.

Lower the prices; have at least one of the locations in a two-market setup have a smaller rink; and, most importantly, put it in communities that really care about the event.

 

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http://www.torontosun.com/2017/01/02/canada-vs-sweden-semifinal-promises-to-be-must-see-hockey

Edited January 3, 2017 by kelownabomberfan

[BomberBall]

  On 2017-01-03 at 8:51 PM, kelownabomberfan said:

Anyone else notice this?  I noticed a lot of empty seats at the Canada-Czech game yesterday in Montreal.  What the hell is up with that?  Can you imagine a Team Canada WJC playoff game in Winnipeg not being sold out?   Ridiculous.  You expect empty seats when this tournament is being played in Europe as you know the people there are homers who won't come out to watch Canada but come on Montreal, that was embarrassing.
 

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/01/02/canada-vs-sweden-semifinal-promises-to-be-must-see-hockey

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I sure did notice, and embarrassing is exactly what it was.  My friend sent me a text saying, if you can't sell out (or come very close) a game that Canada is involved in, you shouldn't be able to host again.  That's obviously a bit harsh, but I like the idea of a penalty.... Maybe 5-10 year ban from hosting?

[kelownabomberfan]

  On 2017-01-03 at 9:50 PM, BomberBall said:

I sure did notice, and embarrassing is exactly what it was.  My friend sent me a text saying, if you can't sell out (or come very close) a game that Canada is involved in, you shouldn't be able to host again.  That's obviously a bit harsh, but I like the idea of a penalty.... Maybe 5-10 year ban from hosting?

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or even better, host it in smaller communities like Winnipeg, Brandon, Kamloops, Kelowna, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Saskatoon, where you know it will be a huge sell-out.

Edited January 3, 2017 by kelownabomberfan

[sweep the leg]

Prices for this event have gotten out of control and hopefully the embarrassment of all those empty seats will force Hockey Canada to adjust their pricing.

Best case scenario is for ticket prices to drop and for the tourney's to go back to smaller cities.

[Rich]

  On 2017-01-03 at 10:12 PM, sweep the leg said:

Prices for this event have gotten out of control and hopefully the embarrassment of all those empty seats will force Hockey Canada to adjust their pricing.

Best case scenario is for ticket prices to drop and for the tourney's to go back to smaller cities.

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It is the same issue we've been seeing with the Grey Cup.  Event organisers have gotten greedy and prices to these things have sky-rocketed.  

I saw an article I think on the 2015 World Juniors (also in Montreal and Toronto) where the comment was if these prices were charged for the tournament in Europe, the arenas would be completely empty.  So they reduced the prices for 2017, but obviously not for a saturated market who had the event 2 years earlier.  

[Ducky]

Is or can the tourney be bought by the people that want it?

For example, Brandon, Winnipeg, Regina, etc... get together and say they will buy the event for x amount of dollars... similar what they did/do for the Grey Cup?

Just wondering.

[Rich]

  On 2017-01-03 at 10:30 PM, Ducky said:

Is or can the tourney be bought by the people that want it?

For example, Brandon, Winnipeg, Regina, etc... get together and say they will buy the event for x amount of dollars... similar what they did/do for the Grey Cup?

Just wondering.

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The current model goes through Hockey Canada.  They probably have a bidding process on how cities approach them, but Hockey Canada decides who and when they take a bid forward. 

I'm guessing the reason for this is the IIHF probably only allows one bid per country. 

[Noeller]

  On 2017-01-04 at 12:21 AM, Rich said:

The current model goes through Hockey Canada.  They probably have a bidding process on how cities approach them, but Hockey Canada decides who and when they take a bid forward. 

I'm guessing the reason for this is the IIHF probably only allows one bid per country. 

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multiple bids....which is how Winnipeg/Stoon lost the '19s to Vancouver.....

[Ducky]

 do they actually buy it and keep all proceeds?

[kelownabomberfan]

I thought that I heard that the WJC only make money when they are held in Canada.  Though they probably did pretty well in North Dakota a few years ago.  As long as they are held in places close to the Canadian border if in the US then that should still guarantee decent crowds - for example next year's in Buffalo should do well with all of the Canadians coming in and buying tickets.