Hello NS Sport- It's that time of year again! It's time for the Forty-Third 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: Wednesday, July 21st, 10:00 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 XLII
World Cup of Hockey XLI
World Cup of Hockey XL
World Cup of Hockey XXXIX
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 (39/??)
1. Banija
2. Ko-oren
3. Le Choix
4. Chromatika
5. Græntfjall (Graintfjall)
6. Nova Anglicana
7. [nation]Siovanija & Teusland[/nation]
8. Valanora
9. Sarzonia
10. Ranoria
11. Elejamie
12. Placely Placington
13. Srednjaci
14. Raspotochje
15. Eshialand
16. Poafmersia ( PotatoFarmers)
17. Quebec and Shingoryeo
18. Gatchingerrak Union
19. Delaclava
20. Kelssek
21. Equestrian States
22. Atheara
23. Bollonich
24. Snow and Ice Caps
25. Abanhfleft
26. Gyatso-Kai
27. Brentboro
28. TJUN-ia
29. HUElavia
30. Magnecia
31. The Jovannic
32. Gergary
33. Malandrin
34. Mercedini
35. Fluvannia
36. Neu Engollon
37. Recuecn
38. Sannyamathland
39. United States of Devonta
40. Cassadaigua
Puppets
1. Chromatika(puppet of Le Choix)
2. Placely Placington(Puppet of Elejamie)
3. Raspotochje(Puppet of Srednjaci)
4. Gatchingerrak Union(Puppet of Quebec)
Host Bids:
Kelssek
