The IIHF has revealed new logos for the next three World Juniors until 2024.
While the 2021 World Juniors were originally scheduled to be held in both Edmonton and Red Deer, the tournament was held in an Edmonton bubble without fans as a result of the pandemic. 2022 WJC Final
It’ll return to Edmonton and Red Deer next year with the hope of allowing fans to get a chance to watch the games in person this time, before going to Russia and Sweden in 2023 and 2024.
We gotta say, the bear logo for the Novosibirsk and Omsk 2023 World Juniors is really cool. The 2022 logo is the 2021 logo repurposed, which makes sense since it’s being brought back to Edmonton and Red Deer as originally planned.
While Canada wasn’t able to hold on in the gold medal game against the United States this year, here’s hoping they’ll fare better next time around with the support of their home fans in the building.
2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gets underway on Dec. 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer, leaving a limited amount of time for players to show why they deserve a spot on their nation’s World Juniors roster.
Competing in what is arguably the top annual event on the international ice hockey calendar is always a rare opportunity, but especially so now for Edmonton Oilers prospects, who would get to represent their nation at the rink they aspire to call home before the fans they hope will one day chant their name.
The Oilers prospect pool includes nine players representing five different nations, that are eligible to compete in World Juniors 2022, and a few of them have a legit shot at playing on junior hockey’s biggest stage at Rogers Place this coming holiday season.
Luca Munzenberger, Team Germany
Having represented his country at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the 18-year-old blueliner is ostensibly a lock to make the cut again. 2022 IIHF WJC Broadcast
At World Juniors 2021, Munzenberger helped Team Germany finish third in Pool A to qualify for the quarterfinals, where they were defeated 2-1 by Russia. In five games, Munzenberger recorded zero points and four penalty minutes, while registering a minus-four rating.