CALGARY, Alta. – With the help of some of Canada’s most-loved Team Canada alumni at multiple events this morning, Hockey Canada and presenting partner RBC announced the schedule for the RBC Road to the World Juniors. 

This pre-tournament tour of exhibition games, ahead of the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship will extend the excitement of world-class hockey outside of the two tournament host cities, Toronto, Ont., and Montreal, Que.

Eight cities across Ontario and Quebec will play host to international teams, featuring 10 games from Dec. 19-23, before the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship begins Dec. 26 in Toronto and Montreal.

“As a long-time supporter of hockey and amateur sport in Canada, RBC is thrilled to support this opportunity to present the world’s best young hockey players to fans in multiple communities,” said Jane Broderick, chief brand and communications officer with RBC. “We’re also pleased to present RBC Learn to Skate programs in these towns to build confidence in kids and encourage healthy, active lifestyles – which is part of the RBC Kids Pledge – a five-year, $100-million promise to help one million kids across Canada.”

“Toronto and Montreal will be the centre of the junior hockey world this December, but we’re thrilled to be able to take the excitement of the World Juniors to other communities before the first puck drops on Boxing Day,” said Pat McEleney, executive director of the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. “The RBC Road to the World Juniors will be the perfect kick-off to the biggest and best World Juniors ever.”

“This is a tremendous opportunity for hockey fans across Ontario and Quebec to experience the excitement of the IIHF World Junior Championship,” said Tom Renney, president and CEO of Hockey Canada. “We can’t wait to welcome the future stars of the game, and showcase the passion of Canadian hockey fans.”

Ticket packages for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship are still available in both cities.

In Toronto, 19-game packages include one Team Canada pre-competition game, 10 preliminary round games, two quarter-finals, two relegation round games, two semifinals, the bronze medal game and gold medal game. 

In Montreal, 13-game ticket packages are still available, including one Team Canada pre-competition game, four Team Canada preliminary round games, six other round robin games, and two quarter-finals.

In addition, three new mini ticket packages are now on sale in Montreal, featuring four or five games, including at least one Team Canada game. Mini packages begin at $170, plus applicable fees.

Ticket information for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, and all 10 RBC Road to the World Juniors pre-tournament games, can be found at www.hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors.

For more information on Hockey Canada, Canada’s National Junior Team and the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca, www.hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors, or follow on social media at www.facebook.com/worldjuniors, www.twitter.com/hc_wjc and www.twitter.com/hc_men.  

About RBC
RBC supports amateur sport in communities across Canada, from recreational to competitive activities, and from grassroots to elite-level athletes. At the grassroots level, RBC is committed to supporting programs which help children develop the confidence and skills they need to enable them to play, and become happy, healthy and active for life.  RBC is proud to be the longest-standing corporate supporter of the Canadian Olympic Team, since 1947, as well as a premier sponsor of Hockey Canada. RBC supports a broad range of community initiatives through donations, sponsorships and employee volunteer activities. In 2013, we contributed more than $104 million to causes worldwide, including donations and community investments of more than $69 million and $35 million in sponsorships. Learn more at www.rbc.com/community-sustainability.

About Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada is the governing body for hockey in Canada and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), with a membership through its 13 provincial branch associations of over 700,000 players, coaches and officials. Hockey Canada is a not-for-profit organization that creates leading-edge hockey development programs for its members to deliver in communities across Canada, provides consistent rules and regulations and various other membership services from coast to coast, manages numerous regional, national and international hockey championships and events, and leads the operation of all teams that represent Canada in international hockey competition. Hockey Canada’s mission is to “lead, develop and promote positive hockey experiences.”