Hi all,
As you may know, there was an unprecedented and unexpected response to the IIHF lottery for 2012 IIHF World Junior ticket packages. Following the priority windows allotted to winners of the lottery, Hockey Canada has announced that they have SOLD OUT all of the tickets available (with some previously going to Flames/Oilers and Hitmen/Oil King season ticket holders.
They have also announced, based on order of finishing, the two groups for the round robin preliminaries. Because they finished second (Conspiracy of Edmontonians perhaps?), Canada moves to group B, for which all round robin games will be played in Edmonton, and also include the US, Czechs, Finland and Denmark (Yes Doug, you will have to choose between Canada and Finland in the same group!). Calgary games for Group A will include champion Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia. These games will be Dec 26-31st, 2011. All subsequent playoff, relegation and medal games will take place in Calgary, between Jan 1-5th, 2012.
On the plus side, I was able to get some tickets before they sold out! As they are for Calgary, they will include all ten games between the Group A teams listed above, as well as 11 playoff, relegation and medal games. Actual breakdown of the face value of tickets I don't yet know, but I suspect the round robin games will be lowest, followed by relegation games, playoff games, and lastly medal games. Of the round robin I can foresee greatest interest in Russia-Sweden, and of course the playoff games will depend on winners in the round robin.
Thanks to Collin and Bob for advance notice of commitment to buy some of the tickets. Once I know more, and have offered them the tickets they prefer, I will no doubt be open to others who are interested, so keep me posted if you think Junior hockey in Dec/Jan is appealing! Cam, let me know when you know your return dates to Calgary. Doug, let me know if you plan to trek South over the holidays.
Dan
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