Talk:2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship final

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Merge with 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

In my opinion, this article adds little new information and what information it adds could easily be incorporated into the article that links to it. Precedence has been set by all previous world junior ice hockey championships.Sxg169 (talk) 16:10, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I do not agree. Similar articles have been created for the IIHF World Championship finals (see 2011 IIHF World Championship Final and 2012 IIHF World Championship Final for example). It's the final and probably most interesting game of the tournament, and it makes sense to have a separate article for the final because it's an easier way to organize relevant information. For example, the "Road to the final" section and the "Background" section. I plan to add information in the "Summary" section about the game. See also Talk:2012 IIHF World Championship#Merge 2012 IIHF World Championship Final into 2012 IIHF World Championship. Hey mid (contribs) 22:02, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

While more may yet be written about this game, at this point there are only 280 words that add information different from what is already in the article that links to it. Namely: "This was Sweden's third consecutive final, their fifth final since 2008, as well as their seventh in total (counting years with official gold medal games). Sweden had previously won two gold medals, their first in 1981 by winning the championship round, and their second in 2012 by defeating Russia in the final 1–0. Sweden went undefeated before the final, winning all six games in regulation time. This was Finland's third final in tournament history, as well as their first medal in the tournament since 2006. They played their previous final in 2001 against the Czech Republic, in which Finland lost 2–1. Finland had previously won two gold medals, their first in 1987, and their second in 1998 by defeating Russia in the final 2–1. Finland lost two games in the regulation round, one against Sweden in regulation time and one against Switzerland in a shootout. In the previous tournament, Finland failed to reach the quarterfinals and ended up in the relegation round. This was the first final between the two teams. Sweden defeated Finland in the regulation round 4–2. Since 2006, Sweden had won five of the six prior meetings between the two teams. Finland's win came in 2006, when they defeated the Swedes 1–0 in overtime in the quarterfinal. The most recent meeting in the playoffs occurred in 2012, when Sweden defeated Finland 3–2 in a shootout in the semifinal. The rivalry between the two highly ranked neighboring Nordic countries has had a long-going competitive tradition in ice hockey, especially on the senior side. 12,023 spectators attended the gold medal game, setting a new record for a single IIHF World Junior Championship game in Europe."

Further, only one actual article links to it (2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) so there is no intrinsic need for a separate article.Sxg169 (talk) 01:14, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This doesn't address the points in my comment. Merge tag removed. Hey mid (contribs) 08:41, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]