Sbriggs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: TBH, I was a bit surprised that the tournament went ahead in the first place.... With all the cancellations that preceded it (NHL at the Olys, Women's U-18, Spengler Cup) I half expected the IIHF to pull the plug on this one too. Once they got started, I was hoping they could finish, but it looks like both the IIHF and I were being overly optimistic.... You would thing all those cancellations would be a hint but nooooo, and if not at least a challenge to put all teams in a bubble and tighten the ship, but its Alberta, Im sure not many people are surprised how this was handled. U18 Womens championship cancelled in Manitoba and all tournaments cancelled in BC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Absolutely pathetic. I'm not a COVID denier, but this is just flat out embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: Absolutely pathetic. I'm not a COVID denier, but this is just flat out embarrassing. I'm not following your argument here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Just now, stawns said: I'm not following your argument here I don't know if the IIHF could have handled this any more poorly. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 26 minutes ago, Sbriggs said: You would thing all those cancellations would be a hint but nooooo, and if not at least a challenge to put all teams in a bubble and tighten the ship, but its Alberta, Im sure not many people are surprised how this was handled. U18 Womens championship cancelled in Manitoba and all tournaments cancelled in BC I wonder how the responsibility was shared........did Alberta health determine the protocol? Hockey Canada? IiHF? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Just now, Herberts Vasiljevs said: I don't know if the IIHF could have handled this any more poorly. It'll be interesting to see the fallout and autopsy of how this happened. Who was the main voice behind the protocols? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Too bad they couldn't get universal agreement to.send all the juniors to represent at the Olympics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beni Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, iwtl said: Too bad they couldn't get universal agreement to.send all the juniors to represent at the Olympics I would have been cool with that decision. What an exciting time that would have been. It's too bad this has happened, there is always so much Buzz around this tournament and it's great to watch with family and friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 56 minutes ago, iwtl said: Too bad they couldn't get universal agreement to.send all the juniors to represent at the Olympics I'd actually watch the Olympics if that happened. Didn't watch the last one with the dregs, and probably won't watch this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 This is a joke. They could have done a bubble format or taxi squads. Delayed a bit. Whatever. Or just not over reacted over asymptomatic runny noses. The iihf is a Joke and I hope the nhl follows the NFLs lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 hours ago, iwtl said: Too bad they couldn't get universal agreement to.send all the juniors to represent at the Olympics I think it's almost certain there will be no olympics this year. China is locking down hard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said: This is a joke. They could have done a bubble format or taxi squads. Delayed a bit. Whatever. Or just not over reacted over asymptomatic runny noses. The iihf is a Joke and I hope the nhl follows the NFLs lead this feels like another one of "those" accounts 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeQuinnAndEggs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, stawns said: this feels like another one of "those" accounts Lol we have gone back and forth on this before. I'm not a denier buy how can you not think these reactions are crazy? It's OK to question the powers that be than blindly obeying. Anyway ignore me all you want. I'm here to follow my Canucks but unfortunately covid is everywhere and it's all anyone can talk about, myself included. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 12 hours ago, Herberts Vasiljevs said: I don't know if the IIHF could have handled this any more poorly. Hockey Canada and the Edmonton Oilers were the ones running the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sbriggs Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 17 hours ago, stawns said: I wonder how the responsibility was shared........did Alberta health determine the protocol? Hockey Canada? IiHF? I think a educated guess would be the Alberta Government has the final hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said: So assuming the IIHF were to "resume" the tournament at a later date, the current records achieved to date are likely to remain and the games that were played would likely still be counted - but will they revisit the "forfeits"? ie. let the teams that ended up with "1-0" forfeited game losses to instead play them out as if they were postponed? I think you got to let them play. Makes more sense for both hockey and dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 other issues that need addressing 1- rosters must remain as set already. No late additions if the tournament restarts 2 - any player age eligible as of the tournament opening gets to continue ( no age outs ) Otherwise they need to Completely scrap games played and start fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 31 minutes ago, iwtl said: 2 other issues that need addressing 1- rosters must remain as set already. No late additions if the tournament restarts 2 - any player age eligible as of the tournament opening gets to continue ( no age outs ) Otherwise they need to Completely scrap games played and start fresh You need to account for injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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