World Cup of Hockey

So it's come down to this... Canada vs Europe.

It isn't a surprise to see Canada in yet another final as they've dominated every best on best tournament since the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.  With players like Crosby, Toews, Stamkos, Doughty, Tavaras and Price, we are truly witnessing the golden age of Canadian hockey.

It is however a surprise to see team Europe in the final.  No one gave the nomads much of a chance (shown by their 33-1 odds) and no one expected them to beat the like of the USA and Sweden.  This is especially true as they didn't look particularly organized  in their first two pre-tournament games against the youngsters from North America.

The best of 3 series starts tomorrow in Toronto and I look forward to watching the immense talent on display.  This kind of tournament doesn't come around too often (The last World Cup was in 2004) and hopefully Canada only needs 2 games to take the series, but you can't count out the Europeans with the way their playing.

Go Canada Go.