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Hockey Canada announces World Juniors, Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Alberta this summer

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By Thomas Hall

Apr 19, 2022, 15:08 EDTUpdated: Apr 19, 2022, 15:10 EDT

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Junior hockey will be returning to Alberta this summer.

On Tuesday, Hockey Canada announced the resumption of last winter’s World Juniors Championship and the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Edmonton and Red Deer, respectively.

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International hockey is coming to Alberta this summer! 🏆 Red Deer will play host to the #HlinkaGretzkyCup from July 31-August 6, before Edmonton welcomes back the #WorldJuniors from August 9-20. @HockeyAlberta

5:05 PM · Apr 19, 2022

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Due to numerous COVID-19 outbreaks, the 2022 World Juniors tournament was originally cancelled back in December 2021. Thankfully, everyone will receive a fresh start once this marquee event kicks off on Aug. 9, concluding on Aug. 20.

For Winnipeg Jets prospects like @Cole Perfetti – if he’s healthy – @Chaz Lucius, @Daniel Torgersson and @Nikita Chibrikov, they’ll all receive a second chance to participate in this highly-anticipated tournament.

The 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup is scheduled to run from July 31-Aug. 6.

Team Canada, who’ll be led by youngster Connor Bedard once again, is slated to play its preliminary-round games versus Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia.