Team Sweden heads to Ontario's Town of Aurora in prep for the 2023 IIHF Women's World's Championships
Watch the Best Players in Your Own Backyard
The best of the world's female hockey players are set to hit the ice at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario beginning April 5th, 2023 and it will be your chance to watch these amazing athletes demonstrate their extraordinary hockey game talents and team play.
The International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) 2023 Women's World Championship (WWC), presented in partnership with Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA), will showcase ten of the world's best teams as they battle for gold and for the chance to be called the best women's hockey team in the world.
Defending World Champions Team Canada welcomes teams from Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States for the 12-day tournament that will culminate with the Championship Game to be held on Sunday April 16th.
Aurora's Winning Bid
As part of the lead up to the 2023WCC, Hockey Canada and the OWHA, together with the IIHF, have scheduled multiple pre-tournament events in seven different local Ontario communities including the Town of Aurora. Chosen as part of a bidding process, Aurora will play host to Team Sweden's training camp and exhibition game against Team Switzerland.
As Mayor Tom Mrakas stated in the Town's official media release announcing their pre-tournament participation, there is a tremendous amount of honour to have the opportunity to host Team Sweden and Team Switzerland and continue the Town's support of sport as well as its efforts to raise the profile and celebration of women's sports specified in the Town's current Sport Plan.
(Skaters enjoy a free public skate to kick off the Town of Aurora's Pre-Tournament WCC Events - March 18, 2023, SARC)
Show Your Support Aurora
There are lots of ways to show your support for elite level women's hockey and do your part to help launch the 2023WCC.
1. Free Open Practice: Team Sweden - Aurora Community Centre, McAlpine Lincoln Arena, Saturday April 1st, 10:30am - 12:00pm
2. Autograph Session: Team Sweden - Aurora Community Centre, McAlpine Lincoln Arena, Saturday April 1st, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
3. Pre-Tournament Exhibition Game: Team Sweden vs Team Switzerland, Aurora Community Centre, Lincoln Ford Arena, Puck Drop 2pm and Doors Open 12:30pm
23 Players To Represent Canada At 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship
Pre-Tournament Schedule Announced For 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship
IHF 2023 Women’s World Championship Pre-Tournament Game is coming to Aurora Ontario April 2nd
Showcasing the Spirit of Community at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship
Buy Your Tickets Now
To purchase Pre-Tournament Game tickets - Head to aurora.ca/wwc
For Group Ticket Sales - Email Collin Dyer at sportdevelopmentrepresentative@aurora.ca
Preliminary Exhibition Game Team Rosters
(Photo: Team Sweden)
Town of Aurora's Pre-Tournament Events Sponsors
Overall Event Partners
Central York Girls Hockey Association
Aurora Minor Hockey Association
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