2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2018 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country  United States
Dates December 26 – January 5
Teams 10
Venue(s) First Niagara Center
HarborCenter
Ralph Wilson Stadium[1] (in Buffalo, New York host cities)
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The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship will be the 42nd Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will be hosted by the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres[2] at the First Niagara Center and HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York, with at least one outdoor game to be held at Ralph Wilson Stadium in nearby Orchard Park, New York. It begins on December 26, 2017, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2018. This marks the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC and the second time that Buffalo has done so (Buffalo also hosted the event in 2011).


Venues

First Niagara Center
Capacity: 19,070		 HarborCenter
Capacity: 1,800		 Ralph Wilson Stadium
Capacity: 71,870
 United States – Buffalo  United States – Buffalo  United States - Orchard Park

Potential Hosts

On July 28, 2015, USA Hockey named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:[3]

Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.[4] Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4.[5] In a first for the series, at least one of the games is expected to be hosted outdoors.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.tsn.ca/sources-outdoor-game-planned-for-2018-world-juniors-in-buffalo-1.403558
  2. ↑ "USA HOCKEY SELECTS BUFFALO SABRES AS HOST OF 2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Sabres.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Finalists Named for Hosting 2018 IIHF World Juniors". USA Hockey. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Host Finalists Announced for 2018 World Juniors". USA Hockey. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/14c4e4c9ee6a44589225bc1863c6b30e/HKO--World-Junior-Championship-Buffalo

See also

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