Province of Ontario invests in 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship
Hon. Neil Lumsden publicizes help of World Juniors in Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ontario – The Province of Ontario has introduced it should help the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship by way of a $4 million funding, which can profit the planning and supply of some of the prestigious hockey tournaments on the worldwide calendar.
The Hon. Neil Lumsden, minister of tourism, tradition and sport for Ontario, made the announcement at Canadian Tire Centre, which would be the major competitors venue for the 2025 World Juniors, earlier than puck drop in tonight’s Battle of Ontario between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs.
“Our government is proud to support the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. This world-class tournament will reinforce Ontario’s reputation as a leading destination for hosting international sporting events,” stated Neil Lumsden, minister of tourism, tradition and sport. “I am confident that the 2025 World Juniors will also encourage hockey fans from near and far to visit the National Capital Region and discover all that it has to offer, benefiting both local businesses and the residents of Ottawa for years to come.”
In addition to the 29 video games throughout the World Juniors, pre-tournament video games will happen in Ottawa and surrounding communities, permitting followers to be a part of the motion main as much as the primary day of competitors on Boxing Day.
“We are thrilled to partner with Minister Lumsden and the Province of Ontario for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship and greatly appreciate the significant contribution they have made to ensure that it is a success on and off the ice,” stated Katherine Henderson, president and chief govt officer of Hockey Canada. “Throughout the holiday season, the World Juniors will be a celebration of hockey in and around the nation’s capital and we are looking forward to bringing the tournament back to Ontario for the first time since 2017.”
In 2009, the IIHF World Junior Championship hosted in Ottawa generated $80.5 million in financial impression in Ontario and ended with Canada’s fifth-consecutive gold medal in entrance of a sold-out crowd.
The profitable bid for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship was a partnership between the Ottawa Senators, Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, Ottawa Tourism, Hockey Eastern Ontario, the City of Ottawa and the Province of Ontario.
With ticket demand anticipated to exceed availability, a precedence ticket draw will start on Dec. 14, 2023. Fans might want to register for the draw to have an opportunity to buy tickets, and might join the Hockey Canada Insider to obtain updates and ticket info as quickly as they change into accessible.
The teams and schedule for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will probably be introduced by Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation at a later date, following the conclusion of the 2024 World Juniors in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Canada’s National Junior Team choice camp for the 2024 World Juniors will start on Sunday in Oakville, Ontario, and embody a pair of video games in opposition to a staff of U SPORTS all-stars on Dec. 12 and 13, which will probably be livestreamed on HockeyCanada.ca.
All 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship video games will probably be broadcast on TSN and RDS, the official broadcast companions of Hockey Canada.
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