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Buffalo named finalist to host 2018 World Juniors

Over the past few years, Terry and Kim Pegula have turned downtown Buffalo into a premiere hockey destination. The HarborCenter facility recently hosted the 2015 draft combine, Buffalo will host the 2016 NHL Draft, and the city recently hosted both the 2015 U-18 Women's World Championship and 2015 Sled Hockey World Championships.

And today, it was revealed that another crown jewel of the hockey world may be coming to Western New York - Buffalo is one of five finalists to host the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships.

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