So if I'm reading between the lines, the suggestion is for IIHF HO to nominate from a select body of people to PbP the gold medal game. If I have that wrong, correct me. If not, a counter-argument:

I've always been under the impression IIHF preached inclusivity. It's the one part of the league where new users just starting out in juniors can play against the SHL elite. Two-years-ago ztevans nearly wet his pants seeing his player score against Jakob Tanner in his first tournament. Sure, it was Ireland during a much darker time for that country and Tanner wasn't so much goaltending as saving his own life in the sim, but hey! I scored on him!

It's why there are rules requiring actives to play over inactives as well, and why a lot of newer users get their first managerial job in IIHF. In fact, the addition of WJC has given even more new users their first dose at management.

So why wouldn't this proposal completely fly in the face of that? Especially with fewer PbP opportunities available on the SHL/SMJHL side, there are fewer opportunities for new users to demonstrate whether or not they are good at them.

Limiting who could do this one PbP would help.the rich get richer at best (if not turn into an outright good old boys network of whoever is friends with HO) and, in my opinion, be inconsistent with the purpose and goals of this off-season event.