{"id":32769,"date":"2023-03-16T14:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=32769"},"modified":"2023-03-16T14:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:43:45","slug":"iihf-womens-world-championship-pre-tournament-game-coming-to-aurora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/iihf-womens-world-championship-pre-tournament-game-coming-to-aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship pre-tournament game coming to Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Town of Aurora is set to host a pre-tournament game to some of the world\u2019s top female hockey teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2023 IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship Pre-Tournament Game is coming to Aurora with Teams Sweden and Switzerland facing off on Sunday, April 2 at the Aurora Community Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mid-January, the Town entered a bid to be considered as one of the local community locations to host the IIHF women\u2019s pre-tournament training camp and exhibition game, said the Town in a statement, and they are \u201cpleased\u201d to be an official stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am thrilled that our Town will be hosting a professional international women\u2019s hockey game and I am honoured to welcome Teams Sweden and Switzerland to Aurora,\u201d said Mayor Tom Mrakas in a statement. \u201cOur Town is a strong supporter of sport and as part of the Town\u2019s Sport Plan, work is being done to celebrate women in sport and cultivate the journey of young female athletes. Hosting this game in our community helps inspire and support women and girls in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets for the pre-tournament game can be purchased through Active Net by visiting aurora.ca\/wwc. For group sales, please email Collin Dyer at sportdevelopmentrepresentative@aurora.ca.<\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32769&amp;t=IIHF%20Women%E2%80%99s%20World%20Championship%20pre-tournament%20game%20coming%20to%20Aurora&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32769&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=IIHF%20Women%E2%80%99s%20World%20Championship%20pre-tournament%20game%20coming%20to%20Aurora\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32769&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=IIHF%20Women%E2%80%99s%20World%20Championship%20pre-tournament%20game%20coming%20to%20Aurora&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32769\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Aurora is set to host a pre-tournament game to some of the world\u2019s top female hockey teams. The 2023 IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship Pre-Tournament Game is coming to Aurora with Teams Sweden and Switzerland facing off on Sunday, April 2 at the Aurora Community Centre. 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