Talk:2025 4 Nations Face-Off

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Rep for missed WCH?

So is this a replacement for missing making a World Cup tourney in 2024 ? -- 64.229.88.34 (talk) 07:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the category, no. Conyo14 (talk) 14:29, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

NCIH

Seeing as this tournament is sanctioned by the NHL, rather than the IIHF. Per WP:NCIH, do we hide diacritics from the names? GoodDay (talk) 23:45, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at 2016 World Cup of Hockey rosters, 2004 World Cup of Hockey rosters, and 1996 World Cup of Hockey rosters, and as this is still an international tournament despite being NHL-owned, no. Conyo14 (talk) 00:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The difference is that this 4 Nations Face-Off tournament is an NHL-only event, with only NHL players. There is really no affiliation with IIHF, nor does it include any players from other leagues like the World Cup of Hockey, Olympics, or other international tournaments. Therefore this article should be treated like any other NHL-only article: no diacritics. Zzyzx11 (talk) 18:38, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What about the tournament

Can it be the NHL or IIHF tournamnent, what is do think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:CD01:5181:FDA2:AB1A:1E0C:F775 (talk) 20:41, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is an NHL hosted tournament, unaffiliated with IIHF –uncleben85 (talk) 18:18, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Other countries' media rights

I've deleted the countries not involved in the tournament as a way to say WP:NOTTVGUIDE. WP:HOCKEY is aware of this dicussion. Also courtesy pinging @Gabriel1055 @Kodak11111 as the editors who edited in more than just the four countries. Conyo14 (talk) 22:36, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jlmaria: The Kip ^(contribs) 18:57, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Accents in names?

For example Olli Määttä in the Finnish roster. For his assist, I wrote it with accent. My default is to write it in the native accent whenever possible. How are we doing it for this article? Kodak11111 (talk) 02:01, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kodak11111 WP:NCIH dictates we don't usually use diacritics in articles concerning North American hockey, outside of French names with Quebec leagues. The Kip ^(contribs) 04:07, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The difference is that this 4 Nations Face-Off tournament is an NHL-only event, with only NHL players. There is really no affiliation with IIHF, nor does it include any players from other leagues like the World Cup of Hockey, Olympics, or other international tournaments. Therefore this article should be treated like any other NHL-only article: no diacritics. Zzyzx11 (talk) 18:38, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, there shouldn't be diacritics in the Canada Cup/World Cup of Hockey articles, either. They're NHL-sanctioned tournaments too & more so, the players didn't have 'em on their jerseys (AFAIK), then. But anyways. GoodDay (talk) 16:32, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

People booing.

I saw on the new sites that fans booed at the "Star Spangled Banner" song, and sang "O Canada".

SOURCES: https://apnews.com/article/us-anthem-booed-montreal-hockey-9265bda34c95a1ed0ca2e1f90e7da1b1 https://globalnews.ca/news/11020070/american-national-anthem-4-nations-face-off-booing/ Stephenfisher2001 (talk) 17:09, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't something that's necessary for this article. Maybe it can be put into Canada-US relations. Conyo14 (talk) 22:57, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Or maybe at U.S. national anthem protests. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:28, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'll hold it off for time being. --Stephenfisher2001 (talk) 18:58, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted the political tensions paragraph within the background section as it can be better covered in another article. However, I am open to suggestions on how to incorporate it if there is a consensus. One thing's for certain, it cannot remain in its current context as the referecnes are not enough. Conyo14 (talk) 17:18, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the political section back. The political background of the series was what made this a truly important event, (at least in the eyes of Canadians) with some people comparing it to the Summit Series (whose article rightly discusses the politics of the era). Its political connections made international headlines, which is why I specifically used a BBC source. To ignore the political background I think would be a glaring omission. -- Earl Andrew - talk 17:20, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is only one source to attribute to this whole paragraph. In its current context it is not fit for the article. Regardless of whether it's necessary or not (I've made that point already), the paragraph is chocked full of original research. Conyo14 (talk) 17:34, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've added another source. It's not original research, everything mentioned is outlined in one of the two sources. If you think I've editorialized, that's another matter.-- Earl Andrew - talk 17:39, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your commitment. Editorializing was not really the issue, it more so the lack of sources. If others have comments on whether it's necessary, I'll let them speak. Conyo14 (talk) 17:47, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree that international relations made this competition a truly important event. At this point, there's no indication that it will have any significant effect on politics. It was a long-awaited encounter between the top NHL players representing their countries, and that's what generated so much fan interest (including Canadians). I agree that political tensions added another dimension. I think, though, as stated by Conyo14, that this aspect would be better covered more holistically with other related political matters in a different article, to which this article could link. isaacl (talk) 17:57, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, all you got to do is look at social media and see how much people are connecting the tournament with Trump, Trudeau, annexation, etc. And the fact that the international press has linked the two provides the reliable sources needed to back that up. Will the tournament affect politics? Probably not, but politics have affected how people have perceived the tournament. Before it began, many were saying that the tournament was meaningless and not important. That doesn't mean it wasn't, but the mood of the tournament's importance has shifted. And politics is almost 100% the reason behind that.

Anyway, obviously the event should also be mentioned in other articles, but I don't see what that's a reason for its exclusion here. If anything, this is the best place to discuss. -- Earl Andrew - talk 18:23, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A competition of this nature has been anticipated by fans for years, long predating any current-day politics. The increasing number of American versus Canadian players in the NHL has heightened interest across Canada and the United States. I disagree that the significance of the event is almost 100% due to politics. Regarding where to cover this aspect, to minimize duplication and to better place it in context of the overall political situation (including timeline), I think that detailed information is better covered in an article dedicated to the international relations between the two countries. isaacl (talk) 18:34, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is wrong with "duplication"? We can cover the same topic in both articles. Just like the Summit Series is briefly mentioned at Canada–Soviet Union relations. Also, you're ignoring the fact that so many people were saying this tournament would be meaningless and pointless before it started. There's a reason why that's no longer the case, and it's not just because of what happened on the ice. -- Earl Andrew - talk 18:57, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...and so many people were looking forward to the tournament and a clash of the top two hockey nations at present. I'm not ignoring the additional dimension; I just disagree that it's the only thing that has made this competition significant. I think the main thing we're contesting is the degree of duplication. I think it should be minimal, with details placed in a broader article where covering the timeline of all the related events is more appropriate. isaacl (talk) 19:07, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would argue that if we're keeping duplication at a minimum, then this article is not where to do it. In the grand scheme of things, this is only a small part of the story of current Canada-US relations, but the political context plays a larger part within the scope of tournament itself, as evidenced by countless reliable sources from around the world reporting on the event. Do you think BBC would be reporting on the result if there were no political context? Again, look at the Summit Series. It discusses the political context quite a bit, but there's very little about it on the Canada-Soviet Union relations article.-- Earl Andrew - talk 20:08, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Verified facts should be in the article. I support the inclusion of this information, provided that it is well cited to reliable secondary sources. 162 etc. (talk) 17:59, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Agreed. –uncleben85 (talk) 02:16, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think the political tensions should definitely be included as background info in this article, and tend to agree with Earl Andrew that it makes sense that there would be a bit more detail here than in, say, the article about Canada-US relations. International coverage from The Guardian focuses on this aspect of the tournament, as have Canadian and American sources. I don't think the political tensions are the only thing that made the tournament notable, by any stretch, but I think the context contributed, especially to making it more notable than it might have been beyond just the US and Canada. Other justin (talk) 20:28, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Czech Republic vs. Czechia

I know that the Czechs aren't competing in this tournament but I'm just curious whether we should use Czech Republic or Czechia as this is an NHL tournament and not an IIHF tournament. If they ever get added in the future. Xolkan (talk) 12:57, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Their national team is known as Czechia, so we go off that. It doesn't matter for this anyways. Conyo14 (talk) 15:33, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We should be using Czechia on post-2021 NHL-based articles & post-2021 IIHF articles. I've attempted to implement this at (for example) the Ice Hockey World Championships article, but the same editor kept reverting me. GoodDay (talk) 16:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Should this article have some connection with World Cup of hockey?

Since this tournament is a mini World Cup of hockey tournament format, should this be apart of it?(since both use a similar format, but this one had less teams due to time being short?) Hoopstercat (talk) 04:11, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by that? Conyo14 (talk) 05:37, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That would be WP:OR, so no. The Kip ^(contribs) 06:56, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The tournament is much like a mini-World Cup of Hockey. But, it's best we treat it as a unique event. GoodDay (talk) 19:02, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]