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Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://worldjuniors.usahockey.com/news_article/show/554053?referrer_id=701370|title = Host Finalists Announced for 2018 World Juniors|date = September 15, 2015|accessdate = September 15, 2015|website = USA Hockey|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4 |
Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://worldjuniors.usahockey.com/news_article/show/554053?referrer_id=701370|title = Host Finalists Announced for 2018 World Juniors|date = September 15, 2015|accessdate = September 15, 2015|website = USA Hockey|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4. |
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==Qualified teams== |
==Qualified teams== |
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Venue(s) | KeyBank Center, Buffalo HarborCenter, Buffalo New Era Field, Orchard Park[1] (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | December 26, 2017 – January 5, 2018 |
Teams | 10 |
The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship will be the 42nd Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will be hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York[2] at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It will begin on December 26, 2017, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2018. This marks the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC and the second time that Buffalo has done so (Buffalo also hosted the event in 2011).
A preliminary game between Canada and the United States will also be played outdoors at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park, New York on December 29, 2017. It will mark the first ever outdoor game played during an IIHF world championship at the junior level.[3]
Venues
KeyBank Center Capacity: 19,070 |
HarborCenter Capacity: 1,800 |
New Era Field Capacity: 71,870 |
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Potential Hosts
On July 28, 2015, USA Hockey named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:[4]
Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15.[5] Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4.
Qualified teams
Top Division
Belarus (promoted from Division I A)
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Division I
- Group A
Austria
France
Germany
Hungary (promoted from Division I B)
Kazakhstan
Latvia (relegated from Top Division)
- Group B
Italy
Lithuania (promoted from Division II A)
Norway (relegated from Division I A)
Poland
Slovenia
Ukraine
Division II
- Group A
Estonia
Great Britain (relegated from Division I B)
Japan
Netherlands
Romania
- Group B
Croatia (relegated from Division II A)
References
- ^ http://www.tsn.ca/sources-outdoor-game-planned-for-2018-world-juniors-in-buffalo-1.403558
- ^ "USA HOCKEY SELECTS BUFFALO SABRES AS HOST OF 2018 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". Sabres.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "Canada faces U.S. outdoors at 2018 WJC". TSN.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Finalists Named for Hosting 2018 IIHF World Juniors". USA Hockey. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Host Finalists Announced for 2018 World Juniors". USA Hockey. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
External links
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See also
- 2017 in ice hockey
- 2018 in ice hockey
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- Scheduled sports events
- International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United States
- Sports in Buffalo, New York
- Sports competitions in New York
- Outdoor ice hockey games
- 2017–18 in American ice hockey
- December 2017 sports events
- January 2018 sports events