Road to World Juniors Celebration event set for Dec. 20

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Festivities kick off at 3:00 p.m. and will include a free Family Fun Zone featuring games, inflatables, giveaways and Try Hockey; a free Family Skate from 4:00–5:00 p.m.; and a free Team Canada pre-competition game Watch Party. The evening will wrap up with live World Junior pre-competition action as Slovakia takes on Czechia, with puck drop at 7:30 p.m.

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Then, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, Hockey Alberta will be part of hosting the World Juniors Fan Fest Family Zone outside the Centrium at Westerner Park. The family zone will be a free space and feature interactive activities, games and hockey-themed experiences throughout the tournament.

More details are still to come about the family zone.

Local businesses are invited to participate in these events. If interested, contact Hockey Alberta.

In case you missed it, the IIHF recently announced its pre-tournament schedule, with games starting Dec. 17. Read more about that here.

The full tournament schedule for Red Deer can be found here.

In other recent news, the IIHF suddenly has a decision to make about Russian participation in the tournament.