Halifax Co-Hosts 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship: May 2 - 14, 2008
The flags of the world will flying at the Halifax Metro Centre! Today is the start of almost two weeks of great International sport and competition in Halifax - the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Hockey Championship. This is the first time the tournament has been held in Canada, and Halifax is proud co-hosting with Quebec City.
There are 16 countries playing in the tournament: Russia, Belarus, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, the United States, Germany, Norway, Italy, France, Latvia, Slovenia, and of course Canada!
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For 2008 Tournament Info, visit the IIHF.com
Team Canada kicks things off later today against Slovenia in the opening game.
Welcome athletes of the world, and Go Canada!