tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post5109161673602130251..comments2023-10-20T04:45:00.350-06:00Comments on Coming Down the Pipe!: Solution to Blow Outs?Guy Flaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-44256902515571264652008-12-31T03:49:00.000-07:002008-12-31T03:49:00.000-07:00You have to remember that Kazakhstan beat Switzerl...You have to remember that Kazakhstan beat Switzerland, so they were the eight best U20 national team last year. Whether that should automatically qualify them for this year's tournament is a good question.<BR/><BR/>Jenny Wiedeke went through some ideas for changing the tournament format in <A HREF="http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm20/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/article/to-change-or-not-to-change.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2362&cHash=4cf47ea57f" REL="nofollow">her column</A> at iihf.com. <BR/><BR/>Maybe the relegation league should be replaced with a qualification tournament which would feature the bottom four of the top division and the top two or four of the division I. It is, however, hard to find room for this kind of tournament in the international competition calendar.Eetu Huismanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186953858232068643noreply@blogger.com