The boys have had their fun, now the women play for their countries pride.
The big New Year’s tradition has come and gone. Canada’s best male players under 20 went to Finland looking for gold and found it…around the necks of the Finns. Now, it’s the women’s turn as the 9th IIHF Women’s Under-18 World Championships kicks off this week at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario. For brevity’s sake, from here on out it’s the Women’s World Juniors, or WWJ.
When: January 8-15, 2016
Where: St. Catharines, ON
Venues: Meridian Centre - Capacity: 5,300 - Home of the Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
Seymor-Hannah Sports & Entertainment Centre - Capacity: 1,500 - Home of the Brock Badgers (CIS)
Participants: Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden, Finland, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic
TV: TSN2 will show the Championship game on Friday January 15th at 7:30PM
Streaming: Hockey Canada will stream all Canada games at HockeyCanada.