CURTIS LAZAR ADDED TO CANADA’S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM ROSTER
Thursday December 18, 2014
St. Catharines, ON – Hockey Canada announced Thursday that forward Curtis Lazar (Vernon, B.C./Ottawa, NHL) has been loaned to Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. He will be joining the team in Toronto on Dec. 19.
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“On behalf of Hockey Canada and all Team Canada fans, I would like to thank the Ottawa Senators for their support of Canada’s National Junior Team,” said Scott Salmond, vice-president of hockey operations/national teams for Hockey Canada. “We expect that Canada’s National Junior Team will benefit greatly from the addition of Curtis for both his skill and leadership, and we believe this will be a great experience for Curtis, as he embarks on what we expect will be long and successful professional and international playing career.”
Lazar, a MasterCard Memorial Cup champion with the Edmonton Oil Kings, played for Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship in Malmö, Sweden, where Canada finished fourth. He also played at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team, and attended Canada National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in August.
On Dec. 19, Canada will face Russia at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto in its first of three pre-tournament games prior to the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. Canada will also take on Sweden on Dec. 21 in Ottawa, Ont., and Switzerland on Dec. 23 in Montreal, Que., as part of the RBC Road to the World Juniors.
Canada’s final roster for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship must be officially submitted on Dec. 25.
Canada opens the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship on Boxing Day when it faces Slovakia in Montreal. All of Canada’s games at the World Juniors will be broadcast live by TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada; check local listings for broadcast times in your area.
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Tickets for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship are still available in both host cities.
Single-game tickets are now on sale in Montreal for all 12 games at the Bell Centre, including four Team Canada preliminary round games and two-quarter-finals, starting at just $25. In addition, three mini ticket packages, including either four or five games, and all featuring at least one Team Canada game, are on sale starting at $170, plus applicable fees.
In Montreal, 13-game ticket packages include one Team Canada pre-competition game, four Team Canada preliminary round games, six other round robin games, and two quarter-finals.
In Toronto, 19-game packages include one Team Canada pre-competition game, 10 preliminary round games, two quarter-finals, two relegation round games, two semifinals, the bronze medal game and gold medal game.
Complete ticket information for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, and all 10 RBC Road to the World Juniors pre-tournament games, can be found at www.hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors.
For more information on Hockey Canada, Canada’s National Junior Team and the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca, www.hockeycanada.ca/2015juniors,or follow on social media at www.facebook.com/worldjuniors, www.twitter.com/hc_wjc and www.twitter.com/hc_men.