Regina Pats prepare for the World Junior gold medal game with free watch party | 24CA News
It all comes all the way down to the gold medal sport.
After a whirlwind of a event for Team Canada, the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship is ready to come back to a detailed Thursday evening as Canada takes on Czechia for first place.
And for these in Regina, it has been a particular few weeks watching the Regina Pats famous person Connor Bedard have probably the greatest world junior tournaments Canada has ever seen.
As a part of the celebration within the Queen City, the Regina Pats are internet hosting a free watch occasion on the Brandt Centre for the gold medal sport.
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“We want to send a message all the way to Halifax that Regina is behind our team, and we’re here to cheer on our Regina Pats that are playing for gold,” mentioned Tim Read, the president and CEO of Regina Exhibition Association Limited.
“Obviously, we’re cheering a little bit more for Connor in this one.”
On high of free entry, there will even be $5.00 meals and drinks all evening and the primary 100 followers will get a free silver Pats voucher.
Doors open at 5 p.m. whereas puck drop is 5:30 p.m. Seats are first come, first served.
“I think this is a great opportunity for us to celebrate just what incredible talent we have with the Regina Pats, and bring everybody into our hockey rink and make this feel like a championship game.”
The sport gained’t be simple, although, because the final time the 2 groups confronted off, the Czechs beat Canada 5-2 on Boxing Day.
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This is the primary time the 2 groups have met within the gold medal sport, however each groups are on very totally different trajectories.
The Czechs want to win their first world junior gold since 2001, whereas the Canadians want to return to again for the primary time since 2009 — a run that closed out 5 in a row.
Bedard, nevertheless, isn’t the one Regina Pats participant in search of gold. Czechia’s Stanslav Svozil will even be in search of the win and going face to face together with his teammate.
“I think both players are amped up to play this game,” mentioned Regina Pats play-by-play announcer Dante Decaria. “The Regina Pats and I are super proud to see two of our players in the gold medal game.”
No matter the end result of the sport, a silver and a gold medal shall be coming again to Regina.
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