You’re right..

I just can’t get enough of Latvia, Belarus, Kazakhstan... super exciting stuff. Same poopty run-down countries scratching together a roster hoping Canada doesn’t beat them 10-0..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Meh, its a nothing tourney. Let kaz, lat and bel have their fun.

You’re right..

I just can’t get enough of Latvia, Belarus, Kazakhstan... super exciting stuff. Same poopty run-down countries scratching together a roster hoping Canada doesn’t beat them 10-0..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

You sound like one of those drunken female genitalias who thinks they're Irish in Boston and drains a green budweiser on St. Patty's Day.

Someone just paid 91million for a steel rabbit
- Fakepartofme

One of his statues (Popeye) is going in the Encore Boston and apparently Steve Wynn turned down 60 million for it.

Hockeybuzz Heist anyone?

so you're basically saying setting up a league with the best players in the world on 31 different teams.. sounds like a good idea to me..
- MaximusAurelius

Nope. I don’t know how you came up with that.

I mean let’s market the game to it’s full potential. I bet most kids in Ireland don’t give a poop about hockey, because they’re not exposed to it. But if you can tell them they could be a world champ, you’d have a lot of kids asking their parents for a hockey stick for Xmas.. I feel like Canada has always been a country that gives back, so let’s give our greatest export, hockey. You’d have to market the hell out of it, but when they see how good they atcually are they’d get excited. I also think they’d like the physical aspects of the game. I use Ireland as an example because it’s my heritage.

You sound like one of those drunken female genitalias who thinks they're Irish in Boston and drains a green budweiser on St. Patty's Day.
- AdamFrench

Nope.

I don’t think I’m Irish at all, just have an Irish surname. Although I think the Irish would like hockey if they were more exposed to it, and having names like Shanahan, McDavid, Patrick etc it would give them something to be proud of.

Edit: I forgot you’re a commie, my comment about former USSR countries triggered you. I should have been more considerate.

Nope. I don’t know how you came up with that.

I mean let’s market the game to it’s full potential. I bet most kids in Ireland don’t give a poop about hockey, because they’re not exposed to it. But if you can tell them they could be a world champ, you’d have a lot of kids asking their parents for a hockey stick for Xmas.. I feel like Canada has always been a country that gives back, so let’s give our greatest export, hockey. You’d have to market the hell out of it, but when they see how good they atcually are they’d get excited. I also think they’d like the physical aspects of the game. I use Ireland as an example because it’s my heritage.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

A realistic part of the problem is that the world's best play on this side of the world. If you're not experiencing it live, you're just not experiencing it the same. Most people don't want to watch sports at 3AM.

A realistic part of the problem is that the world's best play on this side of the world. If you're not experiencing it live, you're just not experiencing it the same. Most people don't want to watch sports at 3AM.
- Monkeypunk

It’s only like 3.5 hours different than Newfy time.

We need to grow the game more, since Canada and America are maxed out, expanding to European countries we have most in common with might be a good idea.

Nope.

I don’t think I’m Irish at all, just have an Irish surname. Although I think the Irish would like hockey if they were more exposed to it, and having names like Shanahan, McDavid, Patrick etc it would give them something to be proud of.

Edit: I forgot you’re a commie, my comment about former USSR countries triggered you. I should have been more considerate.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Ok. I see this will go over your head because you haven't been to Europe nor attended a hockey game over there vs a soccer game. The fact that 20 people in Japan play this game at all is a miracle and they are a rich first world country. Ireland is 6.5 mil people with two sports and they can't excel at either of them, but will shift to an entirely different cultural sport that costs insane amounts of money to fund in a country that is already all about it, let alone one with zero infrastructure...because some Canadian they don't know jack poop about is good at a game they don't give a (frank) about...because his sperm donor grandpa had a last name similar to somebody on the island of his birth.

WTF?

Ok. I see this will go over your head because you haven't been to Europe nor attended a hockey game over there vs a soccer game. The fact that 20 people in Japan play this game at all is a miracle and they are a rich first world country. Ireland is 6.5 mil people with two sports and they can't excel at either of them, but will shift to an entirely different cultural sport that costs insane amounts of money to fund in a country that is already all about it, let alone one with zero infrastructure...because some Canadian they don't know jack poop about is good at a game they don't give a (frank) about...because his sperm donor grandpa had a last name similar to somebody on the island of his birth.

WTF?
- AdamFrench

Well, we all wear green and pretend to be Irish once a year in March, I don’t think they care about us being clingy about our heritage.

Ireland is probably tired of never winning anything, just brand it as soccer on ice with fighting. Connor McGregor loves hockey. That alone should be enough to get kids playing hockey.

Find new ways to outdo themselves. it's become a trainwreck.

And it's not even on penalty calls. Blatantly missing icing calls and offsides. It's a mess.


They can't even get the reviews correct
- burn

I thought I was the only one noticing this. They can't even get the basics right

Meh, its a nothing tourney. Let kaz, lat and bel have their fun.
- Fakepartofme

They basically get gangbanged by CAN/US/SWE.. and im pretty sure they don’t enjoy it. Either country..

They basically get gangbanged by CAN/US/SWE.. and im pretty sure they don’t enjoy it. Either country..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Nope.

They basically get gangbanged by CAN/US/SWE.. and im pretty sure they don’t enjoy it. Either country..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

How do they still have this tournament? Do Europeans watch it? I don't know a single nhl fan who gives a poop about it

How do they till have this tournament? Do Europeans watch it? I don't know a single nhl fan who gives a poop about it
- BestRapperAlive

I honestly think the Canadian/American players just want to go over to Europe, for a bit.

And I’ve seen thousands of Nylander fans splooshing all over themselves so far.

Someone just paid 91million for a steel rabbit
- Fakepartofme

And it was the Treasury Secretary's father. Pretty much tells you where we're at as a society.

You sound like one of those drunken female genitalias who thinks they're Irish in Boston and drains a green budweiser on St. Patty's Day.
- AdamFrench

For the record, I think it would be a green Pabst Blue Ribbon.

For the record, I think it would be a green Pabst Blue Ribbon.
- Atomic Wedgie

And they'd most certainly be playing their lucky keno numbers

For the record, I think it would be a green Pabst Blue Ribbon.
- Atomic Wedgie

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Nope. I don’t know how you came up with that.

I mean let’s market the game to it’s full potential. I bet most kids in Ireland don’t give a poop about hockey, because they’re not exposed to it. But if you can tell them they could be a world champ, you’d have a lot of kids asking their parents for a hockey stick for Xmas.. I feel like Canada has always been a country that gives back, so let’s give our greatest export, hockey. You’d have to market the hell out of it, but when they see how good they atcually are they’d get excited. I also think they’d like the physical aspects of the game. I use Ireland as an example because it’s my heritage.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

There's a very obvious joke to be made here about what Irish kids are exposed to, but I won't make it.











Their local priest.

I honestly think the Canadian/American players just want to go over to Europe, for a bit.

And I’ve seen thousands of Nylander fans splooshing all over themselves so far.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Hockey Canada does a really good job about selling it to players as a family affair. They make it easy for the players to bring their families, organize poop, etc.

Nope. I don’t know how you came up with that.

I mean let’s market the game to it’s full potential. I bet most kids in Ireland don’t give a poop about hockey, because they’re not exposed to it. But if you can tell them they could be a world champ, you’d have a lot of kids asking their parents for a hockey stick for Xmas.. I feel like Canada has always been a country that gives back, so let’s give our greatest export, hockey. You’d have to market the hell out of it, but when they see how good they atcually are they’d get excited. I also think they’d like the physical aspects of the game. I use Ireland as an example because it’s my heritage.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Nope.

I don’t think I’m Irish at all, just have an Irish surname. Although I think the Irish would like hockey if they were more exposed to it, and having names like Shanahan, McDavid, Patrick etc it would give them something to be proud of.

Edit: I forgot you’re a commie, my comment about former USSR countries triggered you. I should have been more considerate.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Alright, now I'm thoroughly confused. What the (frank)

And they'd most certainly be playing their lucky keno numbers
- RickJames77

And when Clancy gets drunk enough, he's going to finally tell Connor that he fancies his sister Siobhan.

Alright, now I'm thoroughly confused. What the (frank)
- RickJames77

Enjoy the following Canadian Heritage Moment:

And when Clancy gets drunk enough, he's going to finally tell his brother Connor that he fancies his sister Siobhan.
- Atomic Wedgie

Adjusted for accuracy.

Hot take?

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