Hello NS Sport- It's that time of year again! It's time for the Forty-Second 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: Sunday, March 14th, 2021 at 7:00 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 XLI
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 (50/??)
1. Banija
2. TJUN-ia
3. Delaclava
4. Kohnhead
5. Graintfjall (Græntfjall)
6. Nova Anglicana
7. Le Choix
8. Salzcovia
9. BohemiaIV
10. Sarzonia
11. Kriegiersien
12. Equestrian States (Equestria)
13. Siovanija and Teusland
14. Valanora
15. Abanhfleft
16. Kelssek
17. Quebec and Shingoryeo (Quebec)
18. Flekkefjord
19. HUElavia
20. Ko-oren
21. Cassadaigua
22. Pluvie
23. New Waldensia
24. Ranoria
25. Gergary
26. PotatoFarmers (Poafmersia)
27. Recuecn
28. St Saratoga
29. United States of Devonta
30. -Anthor-
31. Gyatso-kai
32. Srednjaci
33. Grey County
34. Taeshan
35. Mapletish
36. Mercedini
37. Xanneria
38. Peoples Republic of Xabia
39. The Grandest Empire
40. Fluvannia
41. Savojarna
42. Suimede
43. Pius Desurongcrandis
44. Omerica
45. Sannyamathland
46. Iba Dwa
47. Waisnor
48. Elejamie
49. Islands Of Ventro
50. North Alezia
Puppets
1. Chromatika (Potential Numbers puppet per user request, currently not included in the final signups numbers unless host directs them)
Host Bids:
1. Græntfjall (Elected Host of World Cup of Hockey XLII)
2. Fluvannia
