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May 10, 2009
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BERN, Switzerland – Hockey Canada, along with the IIHF, announced on Sunday that Canada will host four
additional World Junior Championships (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) and three World Women’s Hockey Championships
(2013, 2016, 2020) in the coming years, through 2021.
Canada is already set to host the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship (Regina, Saskatoon) and the 2012
IIHF World Junior Championship (Calgary, Edmonton).,
A Hockey Canada proposal to host these seven additional IIHF World Championships was approved unanimously
at the IIHF Annual Congress in Bern, Switzerland on Saturday, May 9.
The Hockey Canada proposal to host four World Junior Championships and three World Women’s Hockey
Championships was made to the IIHF and its members on Saturday morning and approved later that day. The
proposal includes a profit-sharing plan with Hockey Canada, the IIHF and the IIHF member countries that will
help grow hockey all over the World.
“This is a great day for hockey fans in Canada,” said Bob Nicholson, Hockey Canada CEO/President. “The
World Junior Championship rivals any other international sporting event to be hosted in Canada in terms of
popularity and interest, while the World Women’s Championship has achieved great growth in Canada, while also
playing a large role in growing the female game in Canada.”
Hockey Canada will announce details of a bidding process for host communities at a later date.
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