Photo Essay: World Juniors fan festival provides off-ice thrills
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Memorabilia and fan activities in the Aberdeen Pavilion give those not in the arenas another view of hockey.
Published Dec 28, 2024 •
One of the many displays of hockey memorabilia at the Fan Fest on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA
The 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship brought the excitement of international hockey to Ottawa this holiday season, and part of the attraction is the Fan Fest offering free, family-friendly fun at the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park.
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On Saturday, Dec. 28, the main attraction was the Stanley Cup, offering fans the chance to snap a photo with the iconic trophy.
While some people took in the Fan Fest, others were in their seats at TD Place to watch the preliminary-round game between Czechia and Kazakhstan.
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A Canadian team fan takes a photo during the warmup for Saturday’s contest between Czechia and Kazakhstan at TD Place.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Ottawa police were on site to provide at TD Place before Saturday afternoon’s game.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Spectators came into TD Place on Saturday afternoon through security screening, for the game between Czechia and Kazakhstan. The Czechs won 14-2.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Spectators came into TD Place on Saturday afternoon through security screening, for the game between Czechia and Kazakhstan. The Czechs won 14-2.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA The wet weather didn’t stop people from coming out to enjoy a day of international junior hockey at Lansdowne Park on Saturday.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Pablo Barto of Slovakia was sharpening skates at TD Place on Saturday afternoon.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Czechia takes on Kazakhstan at TD Place on Saturday afternoon. The Czechs won 14-2.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA People line up for the chance to snap a photograph of the Stanley Cup at the world juniors fan fest on Saturday.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA People line up for the chance to snap photographs of the Stanley Cup at the world juniors fan fest on Saturday afternoon.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Lars Jungclaus and his son five-year-old Karsten pose for a photograph with the Stanley Cup on Saturday afternoon.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA People line up for the chance to snap photographs of the Stanley Cup on Saturday afternoon.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Emily Glossop-Nicholson, executive director of Abilities Ottawa, helps nine-year-old Wilder Sutter-Ruston get into a sled to give sledge hockey a try as part of the world juniors fan fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Todd Nicholson who spent 23 years as a player on the Canadian Paralympic sledge hockey team, gives another fan a chance to shoot the puck from a sled at the Fan Fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA It wouldn’t be a family event without a bouncy castle with a massive slide to play on, and there was one as part of Fan Fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA It wouldn’t be a family event without a bouncy castle with a massive slide to play on, and there was one as part of Fan Fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA It wouldn’t be a family event without a bouncy castle with a massive slide to play on, and there was one as part of Fan Fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA There was lineup of people for photos with the StanleyCup at the Fan Fest on Saturday.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Another of the man displays of hockey memorabilia at the Fan Fest on Saturday.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA A Canadian moment: the long line outside a Tim Hortons truck outside the Arena at TD Place during Saturday’s game between Czechia and Kazakhstan.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA One of the many displays of hockey memorabilia at the Fan Fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA A simulated locker room was set up for people to take photographs with their favourite hockey stars’ jerseys as part of the Fan Fest.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA Emily Glossop-Nicholson, executive director of Abilities Ottawa, caught the ball after six-year-old Sebastien Sanschagrin gave wheelchair basketball a try, part of the Fan Fest for the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa.Photo by Ashley Fraser /POSTMEDIA
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