4 - Nations Tournament

[mitchell76]

They divide the kids up so the better kids aren't skating circles and embarrassing the average kids.

Maybe the coaching sucks in the organization you're part of but the one in my local area has former pros/OHL/NCAA players coaching the teams, they have a lot to offer.

There are lots of programs to provide safe environment for kids to play, it is addressed all the time and when a concern for an individual not having the best intentions for a kid comes up it is dealt with.

But, you seem to have such an axe to grind I don't think you'd ever be satisfied...I wouldn't want you near youth hockey because you'd be such a drag complaining all the time.

Also, it's too expensive for the average canadian kid to play Hockey anymore. Paying for ice time, equipment, league registration etc etc, is too much for the average canadian family too afford!!

 

[Fun For All]

Also, it's too expensive for the average canadian kid to play Hockey anymore. Paying for ice time, equipment, league registration etc etc, is too much for the average canadian family too afford!!

It is expensive to play...equipment, ice time, team and league fees...you go head to toe they have costly equipment covering their body, compare that to what they wear in soccer and baseball...

My neighbour is 16 and he has a $400 hockey stick and he's a shit player...I didn't touch on costs during this debate because I agree, costs are driving people out.

 

[Goodfellow]

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How could I forget the 72 Summit Series! I was living outside the country and that might be the reason why the impact didn’t hit me quite as hard as this 4 nation tournament.

I‘d put this win right behind because similar to the Summit Series, there is a threat of war. Cold War back then and Tariff War now. There were a lot of fear of the Soviet nuclear might but I don’t think as a nation we hated the Russians as much as we hate the Americans now.
The Tariff War could potentially knock our economy down the toilet and affect the lives of millions of Canadians. On top of that there’s the hate onTrump, the worst dictator North America has known in our life time.

On the hockey side of things, the Americans were trying to bully us just like Trump is doing to us. They were well on their way to take hockey supremacy from us just as the Russians were in 1972. This win reaffirmed who’s the best, at least until the next time we meet.

Winning an Olympic Gold was huge but you have that chance every four years. With the preamble of my question “all things considered “, I’d put this win right after the 72 win.

You make a very good argument here to place this win right after the ‘72 win. The current animosity between Canada and US has never been witnessed in my lifetime (65 yrs). Similar to 1972, outright war is improbable, but these games (72 and now) have made a significant historical statement.

 

[JeanGary Diablo]

The poll results here aged like 3-week-old milk. But it's a good indication of how many Americunts post here.

 

[shack]

Also, it's too expensive for the average canadian kid to play Hockey anymore. Paying for ice time, equipment, league registration etc etc, is too much for the average canadian family too afford!!

Is it cheaper for Americans? And with American dollars?