2021-2022 Carolina Hurricanes Road to the Cup! (Raleigh, Columbus: clubs, winter)

[MikeJaquish]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...n-coming-days/
Maybe no NHL players at Bejing?

And...

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-postpones-cross-border-games-christmas-break/

No Canes Hockey until 12/27, with Florida in town. Maybe no Montreal game on 12/30?

[wizard-xyzzy]

Necas went into the concussion protocol.

Drury, Poturalski, Leivo, and CJ Smith were returned to Chicago where they can continue playing. I'm 99.99% certain we will see Drury again -- if not this season, then next season. And that makes me wonder how Suzuki is recovering from his injury. To get ice time here, he'll have to at least match Jarvis and Drury.

I can't imagine any NHL players going to Beijing.

[Canes2006Champs]

Necas was skating in a no-contact jersey today so that's a good sign.

[MikeJaquish]

Formal announcement.
February will be NHL hockey to make up for postponements. Not going to Bejing.

It is time to just take Hockey to the Summer Games. Let the guys who want to go be in Paris, July 26--August 11, 2024.
Off-season works for the NBA just fine.

[wizard-xyzzy]

Problem would be getting an ice sheet of the correct size with adequate cooling in summer. All the likely venues are allocated to other sports already.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by wizard-xyzzy

Problem would be getting an ice sheet of the correct size with adequate cooling in summer. All the likely venues are allocated to other sports already.

Sure.
But, where there's a will, there's a way.

The competition for hosting Olympic games might be inclusive of a hockey venue.
Of course, Olympic hosts are scheduled out to 2032, so accelerated planning would be great.

Los Angeles in 2028 surely has availability of hockey venues.
No clue on Paris in 2024 other than Grenoble which is a bit remote from Paris.

Brisbane in 2032, but with a nudge from the hockey powers-that-be I would think the Aussies could easily come up with a venue in a decade.
Expand the capacity?
Olympic Ice Rink | Ice Skating Rinks in Brisbane – Iceworld
Ice World Boondall - Wikipedia

[919 rtp]

Originally Posted by wizard-xyzzy

Problem would be getting an ice sheet of the correct size with adequate cooling in summer. All the likely venues are allocated to other sports already.

If the Carolina Hurricanes (and other southern teams) can keep ice to NHL standards during warm months, it shouldn't be a problem for the Olympics.

And how about some winter baseball in the Olympics to switch off with summer ice hockey?

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by 919 rtp

If the Carolina Hurricanes (and other southern teams) can keep ice to NHL standards during warm months, it shouldn't be a problem for the Olympics.

And how about some winter baseball in the Olympics to switch off with summer ice hockey?

The "available venue" is a harder nut to crack than the ice.
But, Brisbane Australia "Summer Games" will be hosted in their winter season.

[wizard-xyzzy]

Originally Posted by 919 rtp

If the Carolina Hurricanes (and other southern teams) can keep ice to NHL standards during warm months, it shouldn't be a problem for the Olympics.

NHL arenas, particularly in the south, must have sufficient AC and ice chilling to cope with >100F degree days. The architects and engineers design that capacity into the buildings from the start. When the new NC State Arena had to be adapted for hockey, this was one of the major changes to the blueprints. As far as I know, the only indoor arena in Paris that has a full-size ice sheet is the Accor. I wouldn't bet that it can handle a hot day. (It's not uncommon for buildings in Paris to have minimal air conditioning.) The French professional hockey organization has their championship at the Accor in January or February. Well, there's the La Défense Arena but I don't know that anyone has ever played hockey there. Besides, both arenas feature in the Paris planning already.

[MikeJaquish]

Monday game is canceled.