Detroit for 2018 World Juniors

[naihlflames]

By that time the new Red Wing arena will be ready for a showcase. It would be a perfect location and I'm sure plenty of fans from Ontario would be crossing the border. Great event for both Detroit and Windsor.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...gs-make-pitch-world-juniors-tourney/22924757/

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/sports...-benefit-from-world-junior-tourney-in-detroit

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[xxxx]

Not a bad option.

 

[AmericanDream]

doubt it as USA Hockey wants a destination that will have majority of US fans there...still say go with Chicago, can't beat the hockey market here at all...

 

[Bonin21]

http://www.twincities.com/wild/ci_27475059/wild-might-put-minnesota-mix-2018-world-juniors

Boom.

 

[AmericanDream]

I like Minny as an option....really like it...just stay away from Arizona!! why are they even talking??

 

[namttebih]

I like Minny as an option....really like it...just stay away from Arizona!! why are they even talking??

And Florida???????????

Christmas snowbirds I guess but that's a long shot.

 

[Rob]

doubt it as USA Hockey wants a destination that will have majority of US fans there

Are you sure? I though it was all about the $$$.

Anyway it wouldn't matter where in the US you hosted it there would probably be more Canadian than Americans regardless.

 

[AmericanDream]

Are you sure? I though it was all about the $$$.

Anyway it wouldn't matter where in the US you hosted it there would probably be more Canadian than Americans regardless.

I know there have been quotes about this previously..I can name a few cities where this wouldn't be the case, and Minny would be one of them..

 

[Bonin21]

I know there have been quotes about this previously..I can name a few cities where this wouldn't be the case, and Minny would be one of them..

Obviously Minnesota is not a city, but yup!

 

[naihlflames]

Detroit has never hosted it and will have a brand new arena to showcase. They have recently been good hosts for the MLB All Star game, Super Bowl, NCAA Final 4, and Winter Classic. I don't see how they do not get awarded the event.

 

[Bonin21]

Twin Cities:
2014 Hockey City Classic
2014 MLB All Star Game
2016 Stadium Series
2018 Super Bowl
2018 Frozen Four
2019 Final Four

We're not so bad, either.

 

[QnebO]

Skipped a heart beat. Thought they'll bring red wings junior team to u20... wouldn't be too surprising after ****** the world cup.

 

[FiLe]

Skipped a heart beat. Thought they'll bring red wings junior team to u20... wouldn't be too surprising after ****** the world cup.

You know, if that team was all-American and wearing Team USA jerseys, there would be no rule against it.

 

[jabes]

Minnesota is the best option I've heard so far. Hope they put in a bid. Xcel Energy Center and Mariucci Arena? If any way possible, that would be an amazing tournament setting.

 

[Bonin21]

It should absolutely be possible. The annual Mariucci Classic, which no one really cares about, would have to move. It could happen on 1/5 and 1/6 since the final games would be at the X. Obviously on the Wild side of town, they're okay with the schedule requirements.

 

[AmericanDream]

Obviously Minnesota is not a city, but yup!

hey Minny is short for Minneapolis in my book!

 

[Bonin21]

hey Minny is short for Minneapolis in my book!

No one here uses that FYI.

 

[Xokkeu]

No one here uses that FYI.

But there's more of us than there are of you.

 

[Yakushev72]

Rene Faisel will select Detroit because that is where he can guarantee that it will be a Canadian tournament that is nominally held in the US. Buffalo redux, where Americans couldn't even get tickets to watch Canada vs. USA.

 

[Michael Brand Eggs]

No one here uses that FYI.

MSP, right? Like the airport code.

 

[Bonin21]

MSP, right? Like the airport code.

Well, no. MSP is Minneapolis-St. Paul. We call them the Cities but obviously Twin Cities and MSP are the same. A lot of people call Minnesota Minny. Minneapolis is pretty much always Minneapolis (or Murderapolis).

 

[LeafsNation75]

If Buffalo doesn't get it then I think the obvious choice is Detroit because of how close Windsor is, so the Canadian fans going can either take the Ambassador Bridge or the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel to and from the games.

 

[Czech Yourself Pal]

How about Las Vegas?

 

[EbencoyE]

And Florida???????????

Christmas snowbirds I guess but that's a long shot.

We have snowbirds here for like 8 months, not just for Christmas.

also, we're going to be hosting the Frozen Four for the second time next year, and Florida doesn't even have any NCAA teams - yet the first Frozen Four was still considered a resounding success and is why we're hosting again so soon.

Since locals would actually have a team to cheer for in the WJC, it would easily be a success as well. Not to mention Florida is a far more attractive destination for traveling fans from anywhere in the world than the WJC has ever seen.

Really not sure why anyone could possibly fathom that Florida would be a poor choice. The anti-southern bias of the hockey community is really tiresome sometimes.