Halifax, Moncton named hosts for 2023 world junior hockey championships
Global News
The two Maritime cities were announced as hosts by Hockey Canada Thursday afternoon. It will be Halifax's second time hosting the event.
Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will play host to the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship following a successful joint bid from the two Maritime cities.
Hockey Canada said in a release Thursday afternoon that the decision to award hosting rights was made in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which approved hosting rights to Canada.
“We appreciate the hard work and efforts put forth by the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and we strongly believe in the plans they have in place to host a successful event in Halifax and Moncton,” said Scott Smith, the president and chief operating officer of Hockey Canada.
“We know the work of the host committees and volunteers will leave a lasting impression on each community, the competing teams and the fans who will travel to experience this best-on-best competition.”
In the release, IIHF president Luc Tardif said the organization was “pleased” to bring the World Juniors to Halifax and Moncton.
“These are two great cities with top-quality venues and passionate hockey fans who support junior hockey,” said Tardif. “I commend Hockey Canada for finding two great hosts in such a short amount of time, and am looking forward to the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship.”
This gives Canada the unique distinction of hosting the event twice in a span of four months.
