Hockey Canada says 85% of tickets sold for world juniors in Halifax, Moncton

More than 85 per cent of tickets have been sold for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton, Hockey Canada says.

If you were planning on catching Team Canada in action at the upcoming world juniors and are without a ticket, you might be out of luck.

Single-game tickets for the IIHF world junior hockey event went on sale Tuesday morning to the general public, after months of only full tournament-length ticket packages being available.

According to the Ticket Atlantic website, all games involving Canada in the round-robin happening in Halifax appear to no longer have tickets available.

Tickets for the gold medal game, which will also take place at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre on Jan 5, also appear to no longer be available, along with some other playoff matchups.

“The response from hockey fans to the World Juniors returning to the Maritimes has been tremendous, and we are excited for the teams competing in this year’s tournament to experience playing in front of full venues in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,” Hockey Canada said in a statement to Global News on Tuesday.

“Limited tickets remain for games in Halifax and Moncton, including Canada’s pre-tournament matchups at Avenir Centre, giving fans a chance to be part of the World Juniors in person.”

Hockey Canada said more than 85 per cent of tickets for the event “have been spoken for.” The tournament includes round-robin games in Halifax and Moncton, and the quarterfinals, semifinals and final in Halifax.

At Moncton’s Avenir Centre, which won’t host Canada for any tournament games, most tickets in the centre sections are sold, but there are a number of seats available at or near behind the net.