BUFFALO, N.Y. — The United States will face Canada outdoors at New Era Field, home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, at the 2018 world junior hockey championships.
USA Hockey Executive Director Dave Ogrean announced Friday that the U.S. would play its top rival Dec. 29, 2017, in the first outdoor game to take place at an International Ice Hockey Federation event.
The U.S.-Canada matchup will be the feature game of the preliminary round. The other games at the tournament will take place at KeyBank Center, home of the NHL’s Sabres, and the nearby HarborCenter rink.
Ogrean says: “The U.