Yes, without Russia or the Czechs, this is a Temu World Cup. The US's heel turn is the only thing helping this tournament.
I just checked the four games in Montreal on SeatGeek. The get-in price for the Canada-USA game is just over $300 American, Canada-Sweden is at about $120, and the other two games are less than half that. $300 is a lot to pay just to boo an anthem, but there is no accounting for taste some times. John On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Beh_TeLQP6huVSAA0dr8tgQv7ETWKkuT4Azaa4QGhCUqg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- John Edwards "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell -- 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/CAJLXtMJ87Z8XgeUvBVA1H8f2%3DT8__qchY%3DFmAQ-1yxFcfHWkvA%40mail.gmail.com.
