What a World Junior Championship means for Tampa Bay

[Glide5]

Well all, here's my next article. This one's about Tampa Bay applying to host the World Junior Championships in 2018. I think we all would agree that the WJC would mean a lot to Tampa Bay as a hockey city and would help solidify us as a hockey Town. Enjoy the read.

http://alongtheboards.com/2015/07/what-world-junior-championship-u20-tampa-bay/

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[Hictor Vedman*]

Stanley Cup this year would've meant more, me thinks.

 

[chasespace]

With the way the city rallied behind the team during their Finals run it's pretty apparent Tampa is already a hockey town.

 

[Glide5]

With the way the city rallied behind the team during their Finals run it's pretty apparent Tampa is already a hockey town.

Ya, I wasn't trying to take that away from the city. But it would be something different to see Tampa be chosen over other "Hockey Markets" to host the WJC. The Lightning earned the rally of the fans by winning throughout the playoffs. The WJC would be more of an acknowledgement that Tampa is a world class hockey destination. I apologize if I didn't make that clear in the article, and I will work on my wordings on my future articles.

 

[Steazy Doo]

Latvia vs Switzerland should be a full house.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Just read that Chicago is putting in a bid too.

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/201...-chicago-host-2018-world-junior-championships

 

[Iceman]

just read that chicago is putting in a bid too.

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/201...-chicago-host-2018-world-junior-championships

boooooooo

 

[Brie]

Now we know who the other 4 teams are:

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775790

"We had interest of varying levels from more than a dozen entities,” said Mike Bertsch, assistant executive director of marketing, communications and events for USA Hockey. “In the end, we’re extremely pleased with the group of finalists. The time and effort each put into the materials that were submitted is impressive and we look forward to continued conversations with each of the finalists.”

Bertsch noted USA Hockey will have the host selected by the end of the year. “We’ll likely further narrow the field in the next 60 days and then conduct in-person visits before making a final decision.”

 

[Glide5]

http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775790

Well that was step one in the process. Everyone on that list are top contenders for sure. I believe Tampa can win this bid, but its going to be interesting to see how it turns out for sure.