Template talk:Infobox ice hockey tournament season

Defending champions parameter
So, yes, I did check, and none of the transclusions of this template are challenge trophies. So I do think the "defending champion" parameter is unneeded and even misleading, as being the winner of the prior tournament is not the same thing as a champion defending their title against a challenger, as in combat sports. The term is sometimes used metaphorically, but it's only a metaphor, and having been the prior year's winner conveys no special status in terms of qualification; we can all recall the instances of a prior-year's champion missing the playoffs outright the following year. Simply put, it's not a key fact about the subject of the article, which is that specific tournament, not the prior year's tournament. It doesn't belong in the infobox, or at the least doesn't belong above more salient facts like the winner! oknazevad (talk) 13:48, 26 November 2022 (UTC)