Eklund: Should the World Cup be Team Ontario vs. Team Canada vs. Team USA?

No.

Should the US basketball team be divided in two?

Someone put a gun to my head and pull the trigger please

I can see the potential the Canada split has but I like the Team of young players. It give hockey fans some reassurance that the future of hockey is still bright. I also think Team North America has a chance to win this.

This is almost as stupid as the 23 and under team. The World Cup, like the Olympics, should be nation vs nation, period, end of story.

Personally, I'd rather the NHL didn't play in any of these type of tournaments. The players are extremely well compensated to play for their respective teams and, as fans, we shouldn't have to be penalized by watching our best players risk injury in a meaningless tournament.

Going to the Olympics every 4 years is bad enough, there was no need to bring back the Canada Cup. None. It's an NHL money grab and nothing more.

This is almost as stupid as the 23 and under team. The World Cup, like the Olympics, should be nation vs nation, period, end of story.

Personally, I'd rather the NHL didn't play in any of these type of tournaments. The players are extremely well compensated to play for their respective teams and, as fans, we shouldn't have to be penalized by watching our best players risk injury in a meaningless tournament.

Going to the Olympics every 4 years is bad enough, there was no need to bring back the Canada Cup. None. It's an NHL money grab and nothing more.
- BiggE

Keep the World Cup.

Stop going to the Olympics.

Keep the World Cup.

Stop going to the Olympics.
- Atomic Wedgie

Yeah, I'd rather have neither, but you're right. Better they should risk injury prior to the start of the season, than only 2 months before the playoffs begin.

Seriously who the f*** cares about Ontario everything revolves around them.

This is almost as stupid as the 23 and under team. The World Cup, like the Olympics, should be nation vs nation, period, end of story.

Personally, I'd rather the NHL didn't play in any of these type of tournaments. The players are extremely well compensated to play for their respective teams and, as fans, we shouldn't have to be penalized by watching our best players risk injury in a meaningless tournament.

Going to the Olympics every 4 years is bad enough, there was no need to bring back the Canada Cup. None. It's an NHL money grab and nothing more.
- BiggE

I'll never understand this line of reasoning.

Keep the World Cup.

Stop going to the Olympics.
- Atomic Wedgie

No, I'd rather Olympics. Rather country vs country. Not country vs kids who were left of country vs 14 countries combined.

big

Seriously who the f*** cares about Ontario everything revolves around them.
- Pocitos57

U mad bro?

I would prefer team eastern Canada and Western Canada

This is almost as stupid as the 23 and under team. The World Cup, like the Olympics, should be nation vs nation, period, end of story.

Personally, I'd rather the NHL didn't play in any of these type of tournaments. The players are extremely well compensated to play for their respective teams and, as fans, we shouldn't have to be penalized by watching our best players risk injury in a meaningless tournament.

Going to the Olympics every 4 years is bad enough, there was no need to bring back the Canada Cup. None. It's an NHL money grab and nothing more.
- BiggE

For real hockey fans it's so much more than that. It's the first time ever that there will be a tournament that includes nearly all of the best players in the game(Canada still has to leave out some elite players). Not only that there won't be any garbage games that aren't worth watching.

I'd much rather watch Canada beat Team Europe in a one goal game than I would watch Canada plaster Belarus 10-0.

No, I'd rather Olympics. Rather country vs country. Not country vs kids who were left of country vs 14 countries combined.
- weirdoh

Screw the Olympics.

Keep the World Cup, but get rid of the Young Guns team.

Frank - I've been here at Hockeybuzz for 10 years now, and I still need to solve everyone's problems.

It's going to suck for Team North America when they are playing Canada or the US, and no one is cheering for them because Canadians and Americans are cheering for their actual national teams. This tournament is the dumbest idea in the history of organized sport.

We need China and Syria to develop hockey programs, so we can once again have geo-political hatred enhance our sports rivalries.

1987 Canada Cup was awesome.

Screw the Olympics.

Keep the World Cup, but get rid of the Young Guns team.

Frank - I've been here at Hockeybuzz for 10 years now, and I still need to solve everyone's problems.
- Atomic Wedgie

1. I don't like the attitude.

2. SHut your face.

3. Seriously need to lose the combined teams in the tournament.

It's going to suck for Team North America when they are playing Canada or the US, and no one is cheering for them because Canadians and Americans are cheering for their actual national teams. This tournament is the dumbest idea in the history of organized sport.
- Zezel

Yes. I do think this is a silly way to have it

1987 Canada Cup was awesome.
- Atomic Wedgie

1996 World Cup was awesomer.

1996 World Cup was awesomer.

- LandlordTom

Was that Richter in net? I remember he did a Patrick Roy and won that tourney. Couldn't beat him...at least that's what I remember.

Was that Richter in net? I remember he did a Patrick Roy and won that tourney. Couldn't beat him...at least that's what I remember.
- weirdoh

It was 100% Richter.

He was a franking brick wall.

It was 100% Richter.

He was a franking brick wall.
- Atomic Wedgie

(frank)ing Mike Brickter

It was 100% Richter.

He was a franking brick wall.
- Atomic Wedgie

Richter? Damn near killed her.