IIHF announces embarassing attendance from Day 1 of the World Juniors
PUBLICATION
S. Harper
August 10, 2022 (5:40 PM)
Hockey fans were heartbroken this past December, when the International Ice Hockey Federation was forced to cancel the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championships. The cancellation occured due to a COVID outbreak within two of it's teams.
After much deliberation with all countries involved the IIHF announced the tournament would return to Alberta to be completed. However, after day one of the tournament fans would decided they just weren't going to turn out to watch.
Czechia vs Slovakia had 430 fans
Latvia vs Finland had 376 fans
USA vs Germany had 829 fans
Team Canada begins their road to gold this evening and are expecting a full house.
POLL |
AOUT 10 | 118 ANSWERS IIHF announces embarassing attendance from Day 1 of the World Juniors Would you attend the World Juniors in August? |
Yes, I'll always watch hockey | 60 | 50.8 % |
No, I have no interest | 58 | 49.2 % |
List of polls |
|
7 hours ago | By Tom Banks J.T. Miller Provides His Response To President Jim Rutherford's Shocking Comments |
|
9 hours ago | By Tom Banks Final Team Names For the Utah Hockey Club Revealed After The Team Missed Out On 'Yeti' Trademark |
|
13 hours ago | By Tom Banks Seattle Kraken Officially Place $35 Million Star On Waivers |
|
14 hours ago | By Julien Trekker Failed J.T. Miller Trade Leaked Online By Top NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman |
|
16 hours ago | By Daniel Lucente 26-Year-Old Hockey Player For The German National Team Passes Away After Battle with Cancer |
|
19 hours ago | By Tom Banks Top NHL Insider Predicts Canadian Contender Will Land Mikko Rantanen In Free Agency |
|
Jan 28 | By Tom Banks Jim Rutherford Reveals Concerning Report About the Canucks and their Chances of Losing Star Quinn Hughes |
|
Jan 28 | By Tom Banks Canucks Insider Confirms the Fate of Both Elias Pettersson and JT Miller in Latest Report |
Previously on Bladeofsteel