IIHF acknowledges oversaturation of world junior in Toronto-Buffalo corridor
BUFFALO, N.Y. — International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel admitted that the Toronto-Buffalo corridor has probably had its fill of junior hockey.
It’s the third time in four years the world juniors have been held in Toronto or Buffalo, and attendance has flagged at this year’s tournament.
“We really expected a different result,” Fasel said at a news conference Thursday ahead of the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship. “Sometimes you can also overdo the saturation and where it is being played. We have to learn.
“You get experience only when you make mistakes. So this is one experience.”