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Edmonton, Red Deer to host 2021 world junior hockey championship

Dec 6, 2018 | 10:00 AM

Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will host the 2021 world junior hockey championship, Hockey Canada announced Thursday.

It will mark the tournament’s return to Alberta for the first time since Calgary and Edmonton co-hosted the 2012 event, drawing a record 455,342 fans.

Red Deer, located near the midway point of the Calgary-Edmonton corridor, was the primary host of the 1995 championship, with some games played in other cities and towns in central Alberta.

“To return to Alberta is an incredible opportunity for Hockey Canada and the IIHF World Junior Championship,” Scott Smith, president and chief operating officer of Hockey Canada, said in a statement. “The province of Alberta and the cities of Edmonton and Red Deer have a history of hosting successful, world-class events.