Hockey Canada announces host cities for 2023 World Juniors
At the end of February, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced that Russia would no longer host the 2023 World Juniors due to the invasion of Ukraine.
About a month after that decision, the IIHF reached out to Hockey Canada to see if they could host the tournament, which will kick-off on December 26th, as usual.
Several different potential hosts emerged and on Thursday, Hockey Canada announced that they've decided to award the tournament to Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Moncton (New Brunswick).
"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.
He added, "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."
He added, "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."
This will be the first time that Moncton has ever been a host for the tournament, and the second time for Halifax, who last hosted in 2003.
"We are pleased to be able to bring the 2023 World Juniors to Halifax and Moncton," said IIHF president Luc Tardif. "These are two great cities with top-quality venues and passionate hockey fans who support junior hockey. I commend Hockey Canada for finding two great hosts in such a short amount of time, and am looking forward to the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship."
We go east! ➡️
The #WorldJuniors are staying in 🇨🇦 – Halifax, N.S., and Moncton, N.B., will co-host the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship this winter.@IIHFHockey— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) May 5, 2022
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