2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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Switzerland gained the right to host the 73rd Men's World Ice Hockey Championships 2009 between April 24th and May 10th, 2009 in Bern and Kloten. The PostFinance Arena in Bern will be renovated starting August 2007 and will accommodate an attendance of 17,000 (now 16,789).The Eishalle Schluefweg in Kloten is going to be expanded for the 2008/09 season to a capacity of 9,000.
Switzerland gained the right to host a World Championship for the 10th time ( 1928, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1990 and 1998).
This gives the SEHV the possibility to celebrate[citation needed] the 100ths anniversity of its founding with a one-year delay[citation needed]. The main reason[citation needed] for not choosing the anniversary year 2008 is that it would coincide with the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship.[citation needed]
See also
- The 32nd World Junior Ice Hockey Championships will be held in 2009 in Ottawa, Canada.
- The 11th IIHF World U18 Championships will be hosted by the United States.
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