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October 15, 2007
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CALGARY – Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced on Monday that it has opened the bid
process to determine the host cities for the 2010 and 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships, which will be
held in Canada.
In May 2005, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that Canada would host the World
Junior Championship in both 2009 and 2012. Canada was awarded the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in May
2007.
Bid guidelines are available to organizations, groups or individuals eligible to host the event, by making
a request in writing to cbrowning@hockeycanada.ca.
As part of the bid process, Hockey Canada will host a conference call for potential bid groups in November
2007.
Bid applicants have until February 1, 2008 to submit a letter of intent to make a bid submission for the
2010 and/or the 2012 World Junior Championship. The bid process will finish in the summer of 2008, when the
site selection committee will submit its recommendations to the Hockey Canada Board of Directors.
The Site Selection Committee for the 2010 and 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships consists of: Bob
Nicholson, President and CEO of Hockey Canada; David Branch, President of the CHL; Allan Morris, Chairman of
the Board for Hockey Canada, Scott Smith, Chief Operating Officer for Hockey Canada and staff resource person
Scott Farley, Hockey Canada’s Director, Marketing services and events.
The 2010 and 2012 tournaments will mark the ninth and tenth times that Canada has hosted the IIHF World
Junior Championship, joining 2009 (Ottawa), 2006 (Vancouver/Kelowna/Kamloops, BC), 2003 (Halifax/Sydney, NS),
1999 (Winnipeg, MB), 1995 (Red Deer, AB), 1991 (Saskatoon, SK), 1986 (Hamilton, ON) and 1978 (Montreal,
QC).
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE 2009 IIHF WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP IN OTTAWA
The 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship will be held from December 26, 2007 to January 5, 2008 in
Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic.
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