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Post by Hockey Fan on Apr 5, 2014 12:12:27 GMT -5
Used to be that the Allan Cup Champs of days gone by used to represent Canada at the World Hockey Championships, until the Canadian National Team was created...It would be nice to see the Allan Cup Champs or All-Star Team from the National Championship team get that opportunity again!!!
They maynot win or place, but it would give the Allan Cup its rightful place in all things hockey...There would be a renewed interest in what is now the forgotten World Championships, as it has lost its lustre since NHL players began representing Canada in 1977...
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Post by hockeyman on Apr 5, 2014 21:21:48 GMT -5
Allan Cup Champs did represent Canada at several tournaments , not that many years ago. Teams travelled to Nagano , Japan for several years and then to Europe.(Poland; I think).The problem was that these teams were not strong enough and did not provide the competitive level the Host countries were wanting. For the most part they competed against some National teams and pro league teams. . Hockey Canada arranged these trips and even with financial support these trips were very costly
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