Team Canada world juniors

A popular holiday tradition kicked off at Halifax's Scotiabank Centre and Moncton's Avenir Centre Monday as fans piled in to watch the world juniors.

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Regina Pats star Connor Bedard is about to play in his third world junior hockey championship since December of last year.

The sports world is ever-changing, as are the times. “It’s still just hockey,” he said. But, as always, he is taking the attention and adulation in stride. “That’s probably a little different but, for us, it’s super-exciting. [He scored four goals — all in one ](https://leaderpost.com/sports/hockey/regina-pats/regina-pats-connor-bedard-scores-four-goals-at-world-juniors)night — over two games before the tournament was suspended due to a surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19. “You kind of take a step back and it makes you want to thank the people who have helped you the most.

Halifax is now hosting the best under-20 hockey plays from around the globe who are competing for gold at the world juniors.

“I’ve been a big hockey fan my whole life and everything so I always wanted to go to the world juniors,” he says. So to come to this and support Team Canada, and to be here with my best friends, it’s going to be a great time.” Meantime, Halifax Regional Police say you should pack your patience, as large crowds and traffic delays are expected during the tournament. “I’m a big fan of hockey and played hockey my whole life. Both Halifax and Moncton are co-hosting the event this year. [Halifax](https://globalnews.ca/tag/halifax) is now hosting the best under-20 hockey plays from around the globe who are competing for gold at the world juniors.

Canada will have a new head coach on the bench at the 2023 World Juniors. Hockey Canada announced earlier this fall that Everett Silvertips head coach ...

Division of the WHL's Western Conference four out of five times and ended with the best regular-season record in Western Conference three times. The next year, he was an assistant with Canada's U18 team at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Williams was promoted to GM/coach ahead of the 2020-21 season. In 2010, Williams was hired by the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League as their next head coach. After three full seasons with Stratford, he advanced to college hockey, playing for Bowling Green State University in the NCAA. Hockey Canada announced earlier this fall that Everett Silvertips head coach Dennis Williams will be leading the way for the U20 junior team.