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MEDIA INFORMATION FOR THE 2015 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

General Information Ø Requests for media accreditation should have been completed by Nov. 1, 2014. Ø Hockey Canada will make best efforts to accommodate late requests, but can no longer guarantee accreditation availability at this stage. Ø Only officially-accredited media will be given access to the and practices at the Bell Sports Complex in . Ø No freelance journalists will be given access to Bell Centre and/or Bell Sports Complex in Brossard without an accreditation from a specific media outlet. Ø Press box seating assignments will be handled on a game-by-game basis and may not be guaranteed for all games for all accredited media; seating assignments may change during the course of the event. Ø Please contact the Hockey Canada media contact (see below) with any questions or requests related to overall media accreditation, media access and press box seating assignments.

Pre-Tournament Games Ø Accreditation for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship does not include pre- tournament games in any other venue except for the December 23rd Canada vs. Switzerland game at the Bell Centre.

Television & Radio Ø There will be restrictions on television camera access prior to, during and after games, unless permission has been specifically granted by TSN/RDS. Ø Please contact the Hockey Canada media contact with any questions or requests related to television and/or radio.

Photographers Ø There will be no access to strobe lights for any media outlets, and there will not be any opportunity to install strobe lights in either of the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship venues. Ø Photographers will be required to sign a waiver form indicating that images will only be used for editorial purposes and will, under no circumstances, be used for commercial purposes. Ø Please contact Jean-Philippe Gagnon, photography coordinator, at 514-292-5810 or [email protected] with any questions related to photography.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Francis Dupont Hockey Canada Media Contact 587-999-5681 [email protected]

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HOTEL INFORMATION FOR THE 2015 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Rooms for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship have been blocked in the following hotels:

To receive the preferred rate, please mention you are with the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship when making your reservation.

Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel 1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West Montreal, H3B 2L7 Reservations Phone Number: 1-800-325-3535 Fan Block Reservations Link

Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth 900 Rene Levesque Blvd. W Montreal, Quebec H3B 4A5 Reservations Phone Number: 1-800-441-1414 / 514-861-3511 (code block: IIHF2015) Fan Block Reservations Link

Novotel Montreal Centre 1180 rue de la Montagne Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Z1 Reservations Phone Number: 514-871-2138 / 1-866-861-6112 / 514-861-6000 Fan Block Reservations Link

Montreal Marriott Château Champlain 1 Place du Canada Montreal, Quebec H3B 4C9 Reservations Phone Number: 1-800-200-5909 / 514-878-9000 Fan Block Reservation Link

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MEDIA SERVICES INFORMATION FOR THE 2015 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Accreditation Pick-Up Ø Accreditation offices will be located at the three locations below. Media members are encouraged to pick up their accreditation as early as possible to avoid extended waiting times at the Bell Centre on Dec. 26.

BELL CENTRE 1275 Saint-Antoine Street Ouest

PICK-UP DATES AND TIMES Dec. 22 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Dec. 23 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Dec. 24 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 25 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 26 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Dec. 27 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Dec. 28 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dec. 29 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Dec. 30 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Jan. 1 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

SHERATON MONTREAL 1201 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West

PICK-UP DATES AND TIMES Dec. 24 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 26 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 27 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 28 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 29 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 30 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 31 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Jan. 1 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Jan. 2 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

BELL SPORTS COMPLEX PRACTICE FACILITY 8000 Leduc Blvd. (Brossard, Que.)

PICK-UP DATES AND TIMES Dec. 24 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dec. 26 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dec. 27 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Shuttle Services Ø There will be shuttle loops running daily from Dec. 25-Jan. 2 from the downtown hotels to the Bell Centre and to the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard for games and practices for credentialed media members. Ø Departure time schedules will be posted at the hotels, as well as all official media zones at the Bell Centre and the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.

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Parking Ø Other than at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard, there will be no free parking available in Montreal. Limited parking at hotels and Bell Centre indoor public parking will be available (at a cost).

Internet Access Ø The media centre/workroom in the Bell Centre will have free wireless and hard-line internet. Please note that accredited photographers will also have a dedicated workroom with free hard-line access at the Bell Centre adjacent to the media centre/workroom. Ø Free wireless internet will be available in the Bell Centre press box, as well as at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.

Security Check Ø All hand-carried bags, including computer work bags and purses, are subject to security inspection upon entry into the Bell Centre and the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.

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