2021 World Junior Hockey tourney

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It will be held in the Edmonton bubble.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Poor kids who were going to be eligible for 2022 thought they'd get a free trip to Sweden. Now they get to go to Edmonton again.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Just as an aside, but you guys see bchl is making “kids” pay to play this season

 

[dash]

Just as an aside, but you guys see bchl is making “kids” pay to play this season

Really? That's a bold strategy.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Really? That's a bold strategy.

Money maker!

 

[puckhead]

I was considering going back to Sweden for the tourney again this Christmas before all this shit came down (was supposed to be in Goethenberg)
Guess that will have to wait a few years. Don't think I'd do the Russia one (Novosibirsk) in 2023.

My dad is getting antsy to go back, as he's in his 80's and not sure how many travel years he has left.

 

[puckhead]

Money maker!
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paying for the right to train with a junior club, and potentially be scouted.
making the 9 black aces pay full fare is a bit dodgy.

some teams are actually making more money under this plan than from normal gate revenue.

 

[dash]

I was considering going back to Sweden for the tourney again this Christmas before all this shit came down (was supposed to be in Goethenberg)
Guess that will have to wait a few years. Don't think I'd do the Russia one (Novosibirsk) in 2023.

My dad is getting antsy to go back, as he's in his 80's and not sure how many travel years he has left.

You and your dad went to the one in Malmo, right? That's practically Denmark lol

 

[BGDave]

It will be held in the Edmonton bubble.

I think we can all agree that EDM is now the centre of the hockey universe

 

[Center Ice]

I think we can all agree that EDM is now the centre of the hockey universe

I've been to Edmonton. It's more of a black hole!

 

[puckhead]

You and your dad went to the one in Malmo, right? That's practically Denmark lol

yes, went with my Dad and (American) brother-in-law.

was really a tremendous time. Malmo is about the size of Victoria, and several thousand Canadians invaded it over the tournament.
tickets were super cheap (like $10 for two games), but beer was ridiculous everywhere. 12-15 Euros.

I recently re-watched the game, had completely forgotten that Connor McDavid was on the team (underage, used as 13th forward)
Eichel and Pastrnak were the stand-outs in the tourney.

 

[dash]

I've been to Edmonton. It's more of a black hole!

Edmonton is not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I was considering going back to Sweden for the tourney again this Christmas before all this shit came down (was supposed to be in Goethenberg)
Guess that will have to wait a few years. Don't think I'd do the Russia one (Novosibirsk) in 2023.

My dad is getting antsy to go back, as he's in his 80's and not sure how many travel years he has left.

If they had the Juniors in the summer like the 'regular' World's, I'd definitely go to Novosibirsk. But being there in December/January is a much tougher sell.

 

[puckhead]

If they had the Juniors in the summer like the 'regular' World's, I'd definitely go to Novosibirsk. But being there in December/January is a much tougher sell.

yeah, still a 4 1/2 hour flight from Moscow.
you think Edmonton is remote? or cold? yikes.