Tampa Bay has been named by USA Hockey as a finalist for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. What role will ongoing renovation and development by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik in the Channelside District play?
USA Hockey announced today that Tampa Bay is officially a finalist for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships:
Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa named finalists to host 2018 IIHF World Juniors http://t.co/AxTqF9Ghe9 pic.twitter.com/Jc14fffYPW
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) July 28, 2015
This isn't really shocking news; we've known for some time that Tampa Bay has impressed USA Hockey with its very thorough bid and that Tampa Bay would likely be on any shortlist of American cities vying to host the tournament.