Nov 5, 2026 · 49 min · 10 segments
WOMEN’S HOCKEY IS SO BACK! With the World Championship kicking off tomorrow in Denmark, Tessa and Julia are joined by Kenzie Lalonde and Cheryl Pounder to preview the tournaments top storylines and…
Cheryl PounderGuest
Kenzie LalondeGuest
Tessa BonhommeHost
Julia TocheriHost
No more tiered system, no more top group with automatic buys, new snake system.
Do you guys have any thoughts on how that might just kind of generally affect the tournament before we get started? I
think immediately when you look at the group play, there'll be some more lopsided games, without a doubt.
But I look at a team like Sweden, who's really going to benefit most likely from this format.
They were trying to get out of Group B, almost like the run there of Czechia.
And now they have a better chance of getting a better matchup in quarterfinals.
they will be more challenged in their group play and likely come out with a more reasonable quarterfinal play.
So I think of a team like Sweden that's going to benefit from this and deservedly so.
And I think we're going to see some fun in quarterfinal plays now moving forward.
go one step further, like we'll see what this looks like the next five years.
Would you ever just allow a bye for the teams that finished first in either of their groups? Like, I don't know if it'll get to that point, if that's something they'll want to explore.
No more tiered system, no more top group with automatic buys, new snake system.
Do you guys have any thoughts on how that might just kind of generally affect the tournament before we get started? I
think immediately when you look at the group play, there'll be some more lopsided games, without a doubt.
But I look at a team like Sweden, who's really going to benefit most likely from this format.
They were trying to get out of Group B, almost like the run there of Czechia.
And now they have a better chance of getting a better matchup in quarterfinals.
they will be more challenged in their group play and likely come out with a more reasonable quarterfinal play.
So I think of a team like Sweden that's going to benefit from this and deservedly so.
And I think we're going to see some fun in quarterfinal plays now moving forward.
go one step further, like we'll see what this looks like the next five years.
Would you ever just allow a bye for the teams that finished first in either of their groups? Like, I don't know if it'll get to that point, if that's something they'll want to explore.
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