The most straightforward reason this tournament isn't taking off is that there is no Russian team. You can't do the best of the best when you eliminate one of the best countries. That's why this isn't taking off.
Of course, the fact that the US has turned heel isn't helping either. On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > In 2016 there was a similar World Cup of Hockey tournament. It was played > before the season started and the NHL made a big deal about it being an > international tournament played on NHL rinks with NHL rules and referees. > Maybe I remember more coverage of it because I got a daily newspaper then. > > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As far as I can tell, this is the first season that the NHL is doing >> this, so I can understand a relative lack of buzz surrounding it. >> >> For comparison, the NBA started it's own in-season tournament during the >> 23-24 season, held in November-December when NBA and NFL seasons overlap. >> They don't have special teams for it, and some of the games also count for >> the regular season, so it doesn't quite match up. But this tournament >> doesn't get a lot of attention even while it's going on. >> >> David >> >> On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 08:32:32 AM PST, John Edwards < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> It’s not even on the level of World Juniors here. Hockey media are >> interested, I’m not sure anybody else is. >> >> That may pick up when the tournament actually starts, but other than the >> Canada-USA game on the 15th (which is interesting only because of >> everything else going on), but I doubt it. >> >> John >> >> John Edwards >> "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against >> incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The NHL has an upcoming in season tournament. When I watch games on ABC, >> Hulu, or Max there’s constant promotion of the tournament. In every other >> part of my world there is no mention of it, like it doesn’t even exist. Is >> this tournament a big deal in Canadian sports media? I’m thinking of the >> world junior tournament which gets a lot of attention in Canada and none in >> the USA. >> >> - >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1922910567.5123361.1738862849980%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1922910567.5123361.1738862849980%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG0H%3Dz34H0RbfOgBq%2BxHGF2nN1oK_CKob%2BnB9MSOj8yrQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG0H%3Dz34H0RbfOgBq%2BxHGF2nN1oK_CKob%2BnB9MSOj8yrQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Beh_TeLQP6huVSAA0dr8tgQv7ETWKkuT4Azaa4QGhCUqg%40mail.gmail.com.
