09-06-2024, 07:35 PMicewindoo Wrote: But ... but why?  It makes no sense at all.  

Sure, but Czechoslovakia was an actual country. I get it that for WJC you have weird country combos because there are not enough players to make full Junior teams for some countries. But this is something entirely different.  I just don't get it.

(And I say this as someone who loves Quebec. There are plenty of anti-Quebec voices in Canada, and that is not me.)

I think we're fortunate to not necessarily be bound in what our teams have to be.

I certainly agree personally that a Team Quebec is an oddity that will take some time getting used to, but on the other hand, the prospect of people being excited and passionate of representing and cheering on Quebec, as evidenced by the support that has been shown both in these applications and the previous time we opened up applications to new nations, has me excited for what Quebec might become.

That's not to say that the other aps didn't inspire that type of confidence, as Iceland submitted a very good application as well, or last time we had open apps like these, there was a Pan-Africa Team proposed under the banner of Zimbabwe, and that got me excited as well because there was such a vision there.

I guess in the end, I love the energy and vision some people have, more than the nations they choose, and that influences the way I personally vote, but even in this one I was torn. I have but only one vote, so I can't speak for the rest of HO, but I would've been quite happy with any of the final four I think, and especially the two I supported the most.