Hockey Canada confirmed media reports Thursday afternoon that the event will be co-hosted by Halifax in Moncton from Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023.
“Hosting the World Juniors twice in less than six months is a unique opportunity for our organization and Canadian hockey fans, and with the IIHF’s need to find a host, we were in the position to entertain bids from passionate hockey communities across the country,” said Hockey Canada president and chief operating officer, Scott Smith, in a news release. “We appreciate the hard work and efforts put forth by the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and we strongly believe in the plans they have in place to host a successful event in Halifax and Moncton. We know the work of the host committees and volunteers will leave a lasting impression on each community, the competing teams and the fans who will travel to experience this best-on-best competition.”
We did it! The IIHF World Junior Championship is coming to Moncton and Halifax!#WorldJuniors 🏒🥅🎉 https://t.co/s7G9QcvLdY pic.twitter.com/XEM8LWKSLl
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) May 5, 2022
According to the Hockey Canada news release, "fans eager to purchase tickets for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax and Moncton can enter the 2023 World Juniors Priority Draw for their chance to purchase tickets when they become available. Further ticket information will be announced at a later date."
In pre-COVID times, there would typically be pre-tournament games played in surrounding cities like Saint John. We'll see what happens with that come December.
Some other notes...
- I spoke to CBC Radio and Global TV about the Sea Dogs' second half success and upcoming playoff run.
- In The Chronicle Herald, Willy Palov examines 10 of the season's biggest items of interest. Among them: Saint John's success in the second half.
- The QMJHL website previews the Sea Dogs-Oceanic playoff series.
- The odds for the QMJHL Draft Lottery have been announced. Four teams will be involved. The last-place Cape Breton Eagles have the best odds (43%) of winning. The lottery will take place Tuesday, May 24.
- In other Eagles news, general manager Jacques Carrier has resigned while head coach Chad Cassidy has had his contract renewed. Cassidy joined the club in January.
- There were two Game 7s in the OHL on Wednesday night. The Flint Firebirds won their first series in franchise history by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-2. The big game of the night had the Kitchener Rangers, the No. 7 seed in the OHL's Western Conference with a .493 winning percentage, upsetting the No. 2 seeded London Knights 4-3 in overtime.
- Here's a quick breakdown of how the second round of the OHL and WHL playoffs look:
OHL Eastern Conference
1) Hamilton vs 4) Mississauga
2) North Bay vs 3) Kingston
OHL Western Conference
1) Windsor vs 7) Kitchener
3) Flint vs 4) Sault Ste. Marie
WHL Eastern Conference
2) Edmonton vs 3) Red Deeer
1) Winnipeg vs 4) Moose Jaw
WHL Western Conference
2) Kamloops vs 8) Vancouver
3) Portland vs 4) Seattle
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