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World junior game in Burnaby a sellout

International elite hockey is coming to Burnaby, but unless you already have a ticket you are out of luck.
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Burnaby native Lucas Mills, a standout with Trinity Western University's hockey team, manned the net for half the game as a B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League all-star squad squared off against the Kazakhstan under-20 hockey team Monday in Langley. Kazakhstan is in the Lower Mainland preparing for the World Junior Hockey Championships. An exhibition game between Russia and Switzerland, to be played Dec. 23 at Burnaby's Bill Copeland Arena, has sold out.Gary Ahuja/Langley Events Centre

International elite hockey is coming to Burnaby, but unless you already have a ticket you are out of luck.

In preparation for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior under-20 hockey championships, an exhibition tilt is coming to the Bill Copeland Sports Complex this Sunday, with Russia playing Switzerland.

The contest, part of an 12-game exhibition touring series called the Lordco Auto Parts Road to the World Juniors, was a quick sellout at the 2,000-seat venue on Kensington Avenue.

According to Sport Burnaby, no tickets remain for the event. Junior hockey fans wishing to catch some pre-tourney action can venture outside the community, to games in Langley, Vancouver and Chilliwack, where at press time tickets were still available.

Langley is hosting two games (Dec. 19, Denmark vs. Finland; Dec. 22, U.S. vs. Czech Republic), while Chilliwack is hosting one (Dec. 22, Sweden vs. Denmark).

Vancouver’s Rogers Arena is playing host to the final exhibition game, Dec. 23, between Canada and Finland.

Tickets can be purchased at www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/tickets.