Saskatoon, Winnipeg team up in bid to host World Junior Hockey Championship
Saskatoon and Winnipeg have submitted a joint bid to host the International Ice Hockey Federation, World Junior Hockey Championship, in 2019.
Hugh Vassos is a member of the bid committee representing Saskatoon.
He was part of a delegation that made a formal bid presentation to the Hockey Canada site selection committee in Calgary on Tuesday.
“We took a close look at it through Saskatoon Sports Tourism and determined this was something we wanted to pursue,” said Vassos.
With the fate of the bid now in the hands of Hockey Canada, the delegation is waiting to see if it advances to the next stage in the selection process.
“At this point, we don’t know where we stand and won’t for a while,” Vassos said.