The world鈥檚 best junior hockey players will be skating for gold on B.C. ice at the 2019 World Junior Championship. 听
麻豆传媒映画and Victoria will co-host the coveted tournament, which runs over the New Year every December and January. The host rinks will be Rogers Arena and听Save-On Foods Memorial Centre.
Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, awarded the 43rd edition of the international tournament to BC Hockey and the province. The news was announced Dec. 1, weeks before the 2017 tournament begins in Montreal and Toronto.
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For the first time since 2006, the IIHF World Junior Championship will be played in BC in 2019, just announced!
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鈥淲hile hosted in 麻豆传媒映画and Victoria, the bid put forward by BC Hockey and the province is truly provincial in nature, with positive impacts extending province-wide to communities beyond the two host-cities,鈥� said Scott Smith of Hockey Canada.
Smith was the chairman of the site-selection committee, which included Hockey Canada CEO Tom Renney, chairman Joe Drago, and CHL president David Branch.
麻豆传媒映画hosted the 2006 World Junior Championship, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and, most recently, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. It no longer has a junior hockey team since the WHL's Giants relocated from the Pacific Coliseum to Langley.
Giants season ticket holders will be granted early access to tickets for the world juniors.
Hockey Canada has operated the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Championship 11 times in the tournament鈥檚 39-year history. The committee is co-chaired by Barry Petrachenko, chief executive officer of BC Hockey, and Ron Toigo, the president and majority owner of the Giants. 听
鈥淲e believe strongly that we will build on the success of 2006, and the energy of the 2010 golden goal that has made it an exciting time for hockey in the province," said Tiogo at a news announcement. "We look forward to riding that wave into 2019.鈥澨�
The bid to host the tournament opened in April, and a select number of communities were short-listed. According to Hockey Canada, the regional economic impact for the host communities is estimated to top $80 million. 听
鈥溌槎勾接郴璱s home to some of the best venues, amenities, resources and volunteers and the whole city is ready to cheer on Canada at the World Juniors,鈥� said 麻豆传媒映画mayor Gregor Robertson in a prepared statement. 鈥淲e鈥檒l make sure every athlete, coach and fan have an experience second-to-none.鈥� 听
