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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