I know yesterday’s blurb was pretty sure that this was the case.  Both the Buffalo News and the Niagara Gazette had articles saying Buffalo was the only of the three finalist cities to have a news conference scheduled for yesterday.

Yesterday, Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey, made the news official.  HSBC Arena, in downtown Buffalo, and Dwyer Arena, on the campus of Niagara University, will hose the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships.

I have been to many hockey games at Dwyer Arena over the past four years.  Improvements to the arena have been plentiful.  In March of 2008, Dwyer hosted the College Hockey America conference tournament.

I have spent some time in Buffalo in the past few years also.  It is not the dismal city it use to be.  It is a wonderful destination. 

If you are a hockey fan, look through the site above as you will want tickets to this event.