IIHF World Junior Championship – December 26 to January 5, 2017, Bell Centre LiveEvents December 20, 2016 2853 The 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship marks the 41st World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The main tournament is co-hosted in Montreal and Toronto. It will be first time since the 1978 edition that Montreal hosts the finals. The tournament features 31 games between 10 nations. “We’ve had a great selection camp, and I can see this group of players really beginning to work together and getting better every day,” said Dominique Ducharme, head coach, Canada’s National Junior Team. “It’s never easy to make the difficult decisions of releasing players, and that’s a testament to Canada’s depth of talent. Kris, Tim and I are looking forward to continuing to work with these players to fine-tune our game and be ready when we start the tournament on Boxing Day.” The puck officially drops on the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, a Canadian holiday tradition, on Dec. 26th. Get ready to cheer on Canada’s National Junior Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship! For tickets and information: www.evenko.ca 514-790-2525 or 1-877-668-8269 www.hockeycanada.ca