There are things that do not change. Of course, what works doesn't need to change – think of the leaders of the Canadian Ice Hockey Association, who, just as last year, are traveling through Hungary with the national team to participate in the upcoming World Championships in Europe. And after winning a gold medal in Finland last year, they can rightly consider why not follow the path that has proven so successful in the past. In other words, the best players in the world will play their last friendly match here again before the World Cup in the Czech Republic.
Origo in his article He recalls that not only will the last event be repeated on May 7, but the more distant one as well. The similarity between the program now and twenty years ago is almost unbelievable. Because on April 20, 2004, before the World Championships in the Czech Republic, the Canadian team arrived in Budapest for a preparation meeting after winning the world event held in Finland the previous year. After these precedents, he compared his strength with the Hungarian team returning from the World Cup in the first division. That day was a real miracle at the Papp László Sportarena, even though the two companies were not in the same weight group as expected. The Maple Leafs won 9-2.
Now, ahead of the World Cup in the Czech Republic in 2024, the Canadian national team will arrive in Budapest for a warm-up meeting after winning the global event in Finland the previous year. After these precedents, he will measure his strength against the Hungarian team returning from the World Cup in the first division. In 2004, the Canadian delegation arrived in our country with thirteen NHL stars and five world champion hockey players, but now no one knows anything about its composition.
