Talk:World Cup of Hockey

message: * What happened to the 2000 edition of the WCH? Will there be a 2008 edition of the WCH? Why is this even an issue? This is a tournament that must be held every 4 years. Nyrmetros 01:01, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's like once every eight years... 1996, 2004, 2011 (a year early...) 65.93.14.196 (talk) 08:22, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: 2000/2008

message: Why was there no World Cup in 2000? Eight years seems like an unusual interval...I know the Canada Cup wasn't always four years, but it was never eight, was it. Adam Bishop 19:28, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I've always wondered that myself. Might have something to do with the olympics. Anyways here is my solution: we keep this page as is, and for the field hockey, it should be at World Hockey Cup, as that appears to be the name of the tournament. Earl Andrew 22:25, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, seems reasonable, but there will be some disambs that need doing. I think PFHLai is right that World Cup (hockey) should not redirect to World Cup of Hockey. What do you think? Moriori 23:45, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)
*Thoughts on merging this with Canada Cup? --HalifaxRage 01:32, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

text: agree Mayumashu 07:57, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 2000

message: Some of the content on this page should be removed because it duplicates the Canada Cup page too much. If there are no objections... Kevlar67 02:14, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Duplicates [[Canada Cup (hockey)]]

message: I have assessed this as a Start Class, as it contains enough detail and organization to be above a Stub Class, and of mid-importance, as I feel that many readers would have some familiarity, if not an in-depth knowledge, of the topic of the article. Cheers, CP 23:20, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: Hosting Rights
Following the new outline by bothe the NHL and IIHF, nations expressing interest in hosting the World Cup had to submit bids. The three nations who put themselves in contention were Sweden, Russia and Switzerland Midway through the bidding process however Sweden announced it would change its bid to a joint bid with neighbouring Finland. After a long and complex evalution of each bid from the prospective hosts the joint Sweden/Finland bid won the rights to host the 2012 World Cup of Hockey.
Qualification
Unlike previous tournaments nations will haveto qualify fo the right to take part in the world cup. Sweden and Finland automaticaly qualify because of the fact that the are the host nations. Canada and the USA also qualify automaticaly as they are the only nations outside of Europe ranked in the top twenty according to the IIHF.
Twelve nations (all from Europe) will participate in a qualifycation process similair to that used in European football. The twelve nations are split into two groups, consisting of six countries each, with the teams occupying first and second in thier respective qualification groups earning the right to partake in the 2012 World Cup of Hockey.
Qualification Groups
GROUP 1: Germany, Slovakia, Italy, Austria, Norway, Czech Republic
GROUP 2: Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Ukraine, Denmark, Switzerland
Hosting Rights
While not yet specified, it seems as though Sweden will host more matches than Finland during the tournament, including the final. Gothenburg, Malmo and Stockholm look to be the Swedish cities to host matches whlst Helsinki and Turku are likely to host all matches in Finland. Gothenburg is set to contracted with the hosting rights of the final.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lingodingo (talk • contribs) 17:04, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It was announced for 2011 instead of 2012...  65.93.14.196 (talk) 08:22, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: 2012 World Cup of Hockey

message: A photo of the trophy would be good. 76.66.198.171 (talk) 08:56, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: done Traveler100 (talk) 19:58, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: rqImg

message: Though the mistake hasn't been made in this article, players who participated in this tournament (including the predessor Canada Cup), have erroneous 'gold/silver/bronze' medals added to their respective bio articles. This medals don't exist in this tournament (just like they don't in the NHL playoffs). GoodDay (talk) 20:18, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: General note

message: Just curious. Anybody got an image of the '04 WC Trophy. GoodDay (talk) 20:39, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 2004 Trophy