The last time the World Junior Championships were in Buffalo, Marcus Foligno was a 19-year-old one day hoping to crack the Sabres’ roster. He was a former fourth-round draft pick, better known as the son of former Buffalo captain Mike Foligno.
But as one of the standouts of Team Canada, Foligno quickly learned what a hockey crowd in Buffalo could be during the 2011 tournament.
“It was just amazing,” Foligno recalled Thursday after word spread that Buffalo has been chosen to again host the event in 2018. “The whole tournament itself was crazy, hectic but it was a lot of fun with great memories.