WpgMikos 17 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) From Hockey Canada: Hockey Canada, in partnership with Hockey Manitoba, announced on Wednesday that the City of Winnipeg will play host to the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in both 2011 and 2012, the first time in the tournament’s history it will be played in the same location in consecutive years. Preliminary-round games will be played at the True North Hockey Canada MoosePlex, a new multi-plex facility currently under construction in Winnipeg, with the semifinals and medal games scheduled for the MTS Centre, home of the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose. The 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge will take place from December 28, 2010 to January 4, 2011. Dates for the 2012 event will be announced at a later date. For complete press release, click here. Great news for the Peg. If there is one thing it does as good as anyone anywhere, is to put on and support these types of tournaments. I went to the World Junior Championship Gold Medal game (at the old Winnipeg arena) when Artem Chubarov's scored an overtime goal to give the Russians the win over Canada back in 1999. In 2005, even though it was held in Grand Forks, tons of Pegger's made the trip down for the games at Ralph Englestad. Noticed that Michigan has never gotten the tournament. Any ideas why? Nightly Hockey Hits: Top 10 Things that changed the game, trade talk about Kaberle, Giguere and Toskala, Winnipeg to host World Under 17 Hockey Challenge in 2011 and 2012, Cleary quietly producing, a hockey game not a good spot for 1st date! Edited October 29, 2009 by WpgMikos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
