Summer, increased scrutiny to blame for small crowds at world juniors: Hockey Canada

EDMONTON — Empty seats have been a staple at the unusual world junior hockey championship in Edmonton this month — and Hockey Canada says scandals surrounding…

While the tournament usually sees thousands of avid hockey lovers turn out for each game, the average attendance for the tournament’s 20 preliminary round matches was 1,319.

The allegations prompted parliamentary inquiries and the federal government has frozen its funding of the organization. The first day of the tournament saw three games, none of which cracked 1,000 fans. The biggest draw was a matchup between the U.S. and Germany where attendance was recorded at 829. Hockey Canada is one of the organizations likely to lose out financially due to the disappointing ticket sales.

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