Hello NS Sport- It's that time of year again! It's time for the Forty-First edition of the World Cup of Hockey, NationStates premier international competition for ice hockey.
This here thread will primarily serve two purposes: players can sign up for World Cup of Hockey(hereafter referred too as the WCoH) participation (and sign-ups will be tallied in this post), and prospective hosts can submit bids to host the competition. I am tentatively setting the following cut-off dates. They are all, of course, subject to adjustment.
Host Bid Cutoff Date: Tuesday, October 27th, at 11:59 PM EDT.
Host Vote Cutoff Date: ??
Sign-Up Cutoff Date: ??
As a further note regarding host bids- To be considered valid, host bids must contain (at a minimum) details relating to scorination and the format being used. It is not recommended for you to make a WCoH bid unless you have at least some experience in hosting.
For inspiration, here are a few recent successful WCoH bids.
World Cup of Hockey XL
World Cup of Hockey XXXIX
World Cup of Hockey XXXVIII
1) Sign-Ups
To sign up for the World Cup of Hockey, simply post in this thread stating your intention to participate. If you roleplay under a name different from your NationStates account name, please make a note of that in your post. Typically (although this is left to host discretion) nations that Cease-To-Exist (CTE) prior to the start of competition are removed from the sign-up lists; if your nation CTE's prior to the beginning of competition, you are advised to check on the status of your sign-up and, if necessary, sign back up.
1B) Puppet Policy
Nations which have previously participated in the World Cup of Hockey are permitted to submit a second nation for participation as a puppet. To sign up a puppet nation, simply post a sign-up post with that nation as you would normally for a main nation, and note that you are signing up a puppet. Please note which main nation/account it is a puppet of. After this, post a confirmation with your main account/nation. Please note that, in the event that main nations wish to sign-up after a hard sign-up limit is reached, puppet nations are the first nations to be booted from sign-ups (apart from CTE'd nations) to make room for mains. Please also note that any additional puppet policy is at the discretion of the host.
And now, without further ado, our sign-ups!
Signups (40/??)
1. Banija
2. Sylestone
3. Rwekazaland
4. The Royal Kingdom of Quebec
5. Tikariot
6. Chromatika
7. Kohnhead
8. Nova Anglicana
9. Fluvannia
10. Npc West Florida
11. Kelssek
12. Graintfjall
13. Siovanija and Teusland
14. Ko-oren
15. The Fortem
16. Sarzonia
17. Flekkefjord
18. Northwest Kalactin
19. Megistos
20. Taeshan
21. Lorenthia
22. Transvolcanic
23. Gergary
24. Terre Septentrionale
25. Equestrian States
26. Valanora
27. Abanhfleft
28. Ranoria
29. Elejamie
30. Neu Engollon
31. Austrakia
32. TJUN-ia
33. HUElavia
34. United Hemand Insia
35. -Anthor-
36. Poafmersia (PotatoFarmers)
37. Recuecn
38. Gyatso-Kai
39. Mercedini
40. Tjorl
41. Vilita and Turori
42. Cassadaigua
43. Savojarna
44. The Frozen Forest
45. Bleronia
46. Ontorisa
47. United States of Devonta
48. Silvedania
49. Quintessence of Dust
50. New Waldensia
Puppets
17. Flekkefjord (Puppet of Northwest Kalactin)
31. Austrakia (Puppet of Neu Engollon)
49. Quintessence of Dust (Puppet of Graintjfall)
Host Bids:
1. Taeshan
