PowerPlay Magazine

The PPM Ice Hockey World Championships are drawing closer and it's time we had a look at the bids to host the tournaments. The World Championships will start on July 3 and end on July 11.

The following are just brief extracts from the official bids.

TOP DIVISION (in alphabetical order)

Canada

Arenas:
northlands (3350, themightyoil)
Pengrowth Saddle Dome (2950, Calgary Flames)
TwigStarz Arena (2300, Bricktown TwigStarz)
Fish Bowl (1800, Barracudas)

Organizing committee:
Fronga, Joker4ever, canucks357, bizan

Extras:
- Ice surface design

- Tournament website

- At least 1,061 credits (aiming at 2,500 credits) as prize pool for managers (champion, runner-up, top scorer, top goalie)

- mascot Champion

Hungary

Arenas:
IceStorm (3750, Kartal HC)
Gold Titan Arena (3650, Budapest Patriots)
Söröshordó (3600, tyrant)
Satan Doom (3050, Satan's Army)

Organizing committee:
Stonehenge, Kislacko, Kityusz

Extras:
- Ice surface design

- Tournament website in 4 languages, billboard in the city of Gyor promoting the website and vignette's on cars

- Funny closing video created after the tournament

- 3000 credits as prize pool for managers (owners of players on teams finishing in the final 4, statistical leaders, stars, prediction pool for website users)

- Mascot Mr. SpICEy

Serbia

Arenas:
Dinastija Karađorđević (3050, Kraljevina Srbija)
Ledena dvorana SC Buđa (2750, H.K. Buđa-Leskovac)
Tetris (2600, Vezare)
Little Big Horn (2550, OHK Komanchi Raptors)

Organizing committee:
acko83, Meraklija_KL, FreeMayk

Extras:
- Website

- PRO packs for General Managers of the 4 best teams (6 months for finalists, 3 months for other semifinalists)

- Certificates for participation and special certificates for medalists

- Trophy for the champion

- Betting for managers (150 credits prize pool)

- Mascot

DIVISION I

Italy

Arenas:
casorate arena (2700, Casorate Polar Bears)
"Via Del Parco" (2700, Lenny_team)
REALSABNACK ARENA (3250, REALSABNACK)
Pista Rosa (2750, Lokomotiv Cinecittà)

Organizing committee:
caiocullen, sanchez, Bombur

Extras:
- Ice surface design

- handmade glass trophy with the winner's name engraved

- Presentation video

- 280 credits for owners of the best players of the tournament

- Mascot

DIVISION II

No bids in Division II. The development team will decide the country and the arenas where the tournament will take place.