A Tournament of Champions?

Imagine a tournament that brings the best of the best together in one place, to prove not only which team gains the bragging rights of the world, but which league to be reckoned with.  A tournament that would bring the cream of the crop from various hockey leagues into one epic tournament.

I heard this talked about in various forums and really thought about it.  I think it would be great idea for the expansion of the sport, and for the fans watching it.

For anyone that knows football (soccer), they've heard of the "Champions League".  In short, this is a tournament from the best teams of Europe that are brought together to fight for the European crown, designated the best football team of the continent.  The format has the top four teams of all the leagues in Europe invited to play in this tournament, to win the greatest bragging rights of them all.

Bringing this to hockey would bring a whole new exciting event to entertain the die hard fans of hockey.  NHL followers will almost always say they have the best hockey league in the world, but there are many followers of the KHL that would say otherwise.  What better than a tournament that has the top teams of each league against each other to prove which league (and which team) is really better?  An SKA versus Red Wings final? Maybe the Rangers against Salavat Yulaev?  Better yet, combine this with multiple other leagues around the world, such as the Swedish Elite League or SM-Liiga (Finland).  This would bring a tournament of great proportions that better expands the international interest in hockey, but also gives the fans more of a chance to see matchups that a person would not have ever seen before.

Let me know what you think about the "Hockey Champions League" as i will dub it for now!