Hockey Canada Announces 3 Fall Events

Hockey Canada has announced the schedules and ticket package details for the 2024 editions of the U17 World Challenge, U18 Women’s National Championship and Para Cup.

In addition, Hockey Canada has also announced that tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Junior A World Challenge, which is set to take place at Encana Arena in Camrose, Alberta, from December 9-15, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) and National Hockey League (NHL). 

• The U17 World Challenge returns as a six-team format for the second-straight year, with Sarnia, Ontario, hosting at the Progressive Auto Sales Arena from November 3-9. The teams—Canada Red, Canada White, Czechia, Finland, Sweden and the United States—will be split into two groups and will each play two preliminary-round games before the medal round. 
• For the first time in the tournament’s history, the U18 Women’s National Championship will be held in Atlantic Canada. 8 teams consisting of the top under-18 players in Canada—Alberta, Atlantic, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario Blue, Ontario Red, Québec and Saskatchewan—will descend in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, from November 3-9.
• In celebration of the 50^th anniversary of ParaSport and Recreation PEI, the Para Cup returns to the East Coast for the second straight year with Canada’s National Para Hockey Team looking to secure its second-straight gold medal in international competition in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Canada will compete against China, Czechia and the United States from December 8-14.

Full-event ticket packages for the U17 World Challenge, U18 Women’s National Championship, Para Cup and Junior A World Challenge are on sale now and can be purchased at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets.

Fans that purchase a full-event ticket package to any Fall event before September 20 will be entered into a contest to win a 2025 World Juniors prize package. The prize package includes two tickets to both semifinals, as well as the bronze and gold medal games, at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, ON, as well as hotel accommodations for two nights and two $100 Hockey Canada merchandise vouchers.

Hockey Canada and the local organizing committees of its Fall events are currently looking to fill several volunteer positions for all four events. Individuals that are interested in creating a world-class experience for players and fans alike are encouraged to CLICK HERE to learn more about Hockey Canada’s volunteer program or visit the individual event pages to apply now.

For more information on Hockey Canada, please visit HockeyCanada.ca