Road to World Juniors hockey tournament to start in Brockville this December

We have some exciting news for hockey fans of all ages!

Brockville Tourism announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23 that “the road to World Juniors starts in Brockville, Ontario!” 

At 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, the Brockville Memorial Centre will be hosting an unforgettable face-off game. The international teams of Latvia and Czechia will go head-to-head in a World Juniors pre-tournament and tickets are predicted to sell out fast. 

The event is being hosted by Brockville Tourism in partnership with South Eastern Ontario, Destination Ontario, Visit 1000 Islands, and Hockey Canada and is one of 11 games that will be played throughout Eastern Ontario as part of the World Juniors pre-tournament.  

According to a media release, seven Ontario cities have been selected to host competing teams for pre-tournament camps ahead of the games. Brockville will be hosting the Switzerland team and the following communities will be hosting the remaining teams:

Arnprior – Latvia

Belleville – Czechia and Sweden

Carleton Place – Kazakhstan

Cornwall – Finland and Slovakia

Kingston – United States

Ottawa – Canada and Germany

Tickets are $30 per seat and available at the Brockville Arts Centre website >https://www.bactickets.ca/Thea…/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1844.html