As the numbers roll in on the final day of the Regina Pool of the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, all indicators point to another successful event for Regina.
"We were confident all along that our community would put on a tremendous show for the world and our results to date support this," says John Lee, Chair of Regina Host Organizing Committee.
With two pool games still to play in Regina on December 31, some of the early results include:
∙ 65,000 tickets sold after 10 games, or roughly 87 per cent of total tickets available
∙ Three sellouts in the Regina Pool after 10 games
∙ Second largest gate ever for a World Junior Championship (both Regina and Saskatoon included), second only to Ottawa in 2009
∙ More than $170,000 worth of merchandise sold in Regina alone from Dec. 14-29
∙ More than $100,000 paid out in 50/50 draws at the Brandt Centre alone to lucky fans from Regina, Pilot Butte, Estevan, Broadview, Saskatoon and Taylor, British Columbia
"We have so many people to thank for their effort and hard work in making this event a success," says Lee. "This includes the host organizing committee, our business community, sponsors, suppliers, partners, Saskatchewan hockey community and the 800 volunteers who proudly represented our city and province in playing host to the world.
"We're receiving very kind feedback from visitors and all volunteers should feel proud of how they've made everyone feel welcome to our city."
Today's lineup features a first place showdown between Sweden and Finland at 1:00 p.m.
At 5:00 p.m. the Czech Republic and Russia battle for a spot in the medal round in the final
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