VANCOUVER—It was a no-podium finish for Team Canada in the 2019 world juniors — the first ever when the top junior hockey tournament has been held on home ice. Finland’s Otto Latvala celebrates his goal with his teammates during the third period of the world junior hockey championship gold-medal ame in Vancouver on Saturday. Luc Tardif, tournament chair in Vancouver, said tournaments outside of Canada — such as the 2020 world juniors to be hosted by the Czech Republic, can sell lots of tickets. The majority of the Rogers Arena seemed to support Finland — the team that eliminated Canada — during the gold-medal game. “They were very interactive with players, and vice versa.” The world juniors are generally held in Canada once every two years.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 03:45 UTC