The World Junior Hockey Championship is reportedly returning to the Maritimes.
According to multiple media reports, the 2023 tournament will be hosted by Halifax and Moncton. An official announcement is expected today.
WJC Update - Look for an announcement later today about the host cities for the 2023 World Juniors. Nothing confirmed but there's a lot of speculation about Halifax/Moncton.
— Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) May 5, 2022
As reported first by @JeffMarek the #Sens and OSEG bid was passed over by Hockey Canada for the 2023 IIHF world junior. Tournament is expected to be in Halifax/Moncton.
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) May 5, 2022
Expect n official announcement early this afternoon confirming Halifax/Moncton have been awarded the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 5, 2022
The 2023 event was originally set to be held in Russia but the IIHF removed the country's hosting rights following its invasion of Ukraine.
The tournament will presumably begin this coming Boxing Day and wrap up in early January.
It's been 20 years since the much hyped junior tournament has been held in Atlantic Canada. Halifax and Sydney hosted the 2003 world juniors - a tournament that is still talked about to this day because of the electric arena atmosphere.
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