Would a World Cup of Hockey reboot threaten the Olympics?

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The NHL and NHL Players' Association are moving "full steam ahead" with reviving the World Cup in 2024, deputy commissioner Bill Daly said yesterday. The plan, according to Daly, is for an eight-or-more-team tournament played over two weeks in February. Preliminary-round games would be held in North America and Europe (each hosting one group) before "a different city in North America likely" hosts the semifinals and final. It's unclear whether Russia will be invited, Daly said, as the country remains banned from international events by hockey's world governing body in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

The World Cup of Hockey last took place in September 2016, when it was played entirely in Toronto. The gimmicky eight-team setup included a Team North America made up of players age 23 and under, including Canadians Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon and Americans Auston Matthews and Johnny Gaudreau. Canada and the United States were limited to players 24 and older for their teams. European players from countries other than Russia, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic, which each had their own squad, made up Team Europe. The exciting young North America team went 2-1 but didn't advance out of the group stage. Canada won all six of its games, including a sweep of surprising Europe in the best-of-three final. Sidney Crosby led the tournament in scoring and won MVP. There were also World Cups in 1996 (won by the U.S.) and 2004 (Canada) — both held in late summer as well.

So, how should we feel about this proposed reboot? On one hand, it sounds pretty good. Best-on-best