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Old Posted Jan 30, 2019, 9:12 PM
blueandgoldguy blueandgoldguy is offline
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Lots of glass in that render in the video. It will be interesting if the final product will look like that given the cold climate.

Bob McKenzie speculated that the new model for the World Juniors in Canada would be one CHL city and one NHL city to try and maximize revenues.

2019 - Vancouver (NHL), Victoria (CHL)
2021 - Edmonton (NHL), Red Deer (CHL)

If Winnipeg bids, I suspect it will be a joint bid with Saskatoon. Since both cities have big arenas, I think the proposal would include at least 3 and maybe all 4 of Canada's round robin games in Saskatoon, while Winnipeg would get the elimination games/medal round (up to 3 Canadian games). This would entice individuals and companies to buy ticket packages in both cities. It's similar to how the games were arranged in Calgary and Edmonton's bid a few years ago - Edmonton had all of Canada's round robin games while Calgary received the elimination games.
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