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[Gianlu33 4,600]

Season weekly update. USA jump ahead the ranking.

 

[hckošice 14,872]

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly

 

 

 

 

Confirmed by several sources: The NHL is eager to allow their players with Italian ancestors to play for Italy at the Olympics. That would mean bypassing the 16-months-rule that players have to play in Italy to be eligible. We will see what the IIHF has to say about this...

— Bernd Freimueller (@bfreimueller) December 11, 2024

Edited 2 hours ago by hckošice

[phelps 7,697]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly

 

 

 

 

IIHF already allowed  to do that in 2006, then it was our idiotic National Federation's officials givin'up that possibility

 

I hope this time they are not so blind, since it's obvious that we don't have any local market and/or any local kid to protect and any movement to develop (no kids practicing, no infrastructure, no money)

 

it's the same with Baseball in the WBC, when we play with a team made mainly of pro players that have never played in Italy (some of them, they've not even been here once in their life)

 

p.s. I think the request to be "soft" with that rule came directly by the IOC in order so sell a few more tickets  

got a passport? then, you're in 

 

p.p.s however, what about those who already played for  /  in recent times? will they be able to choose? will they be "instigated" to play for ? will they be available only to their "original" team and a no-no for ? 

 

I'm really curious to see how this thing develops in the next 14 months?

[hckošice 14,872]

7 minutes ago, phelps said:

IIHF already allowed  to do that in 2006, then it was our idiotic National Federation's officials givin'up that possibility

 

I hope this time they are not so blind, since it's obvious that we don't have any local market and/or any local kid to protect and any movement to develop (no kids practicing, no infrastructure, no money)

 

it's the same with Baseball in the WBC, when we play with a team made mainly of pro players that have never played in Italy (some of them, they've not even been here once in their life)

 

p.s. I think the request to be "soft" with that rule came directly by the IOC in order so sell a few more tickets  

got a passport? then, you're in 

 

p.p.s however, what about those who already played for  /  in recent times? will they be able to choose? will they be "instigated" to play for ? will they be available only to their "original" team and a no-no for ? 

 

I'm really curious to see how this thing develops in the next 14 months?

Pretty sure, they´ll allow it. Same as for KOR 2018 and CHN 2022. IOC need it, and they will make sure it will happen. I never was in doubt, one day such news will come. It was only a matter of time

[phelps 7,697]

1 minute ago, hckošice said:

Pretty sure, they´ll allow it. Same as for KOR 2018 and CHN 2022. IOC need it, and they will make sure it will happen. I never was in doubt, one day such news will come. It was only a matter of time

[Topicmaster1010 4,207]

2 hours ago, hckošice said:

did not see this coming... they said ! Yeah, and elephants can´t fly

 

 

 

 

Ah yes, new Italian first line centre

 

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[JoshMartini007 2,547]

Michael Del Zotto? Though it looks like he's in the AHL now...