One of Canadasa国际传媒檚 most accomplished young curlers may have the opportunity to close out his junior career on home ice, Curling Canada announced today.

Three-time Canadian junior mensa国际传媒檚 champion, Tyler Tardi, sa国际传媒� who lives in Cloverdale and curls out of Langley Curling Centre sa国际传媒� could be vying to keep his title on a rink very familiar to he and his team.

Turns out the 2020 New Holland Canadian Junior Mensa国际传媒檚 and Womensa国际传媒檚 Curling Championships are being played Jan. 18 to 26 in Langley sa国际传媒� and specifically at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood.

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sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檙e still feeling the excitement of winning this yearsa国际传媒檚 New Holland Canadian junior championship, and knowing that I may have the opportunity to compete next year on home ice is beyond a thrill,sa国际传媒� said Tardi, who along with his vice-skip Sterling Middleton became the first curlers ever to win three Canadian junior championships by winning gold at the 2019 national juniors in Prince Albert, Sask. just a few weeks ago.

sa国际传媒淭he Langley Curling Centre is a superb facility, and I know it will be in first-class condition next year so that the competitors can show off their skills,sa国际传媒� Tardi added after Curling Canada board member Paul Addison shared the news Thursday afternoon in the rinksa国际传媒檚 lounge.

Fellow teammate Matthew Hall was also on hand for the announcement. He joined Team Tardi this year, after years of curling in Ontario, and joined Tardi in expressing gratitude for all the local club has done to sa国际传媒済et us where we are today,sa国际传媒� he said.

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Having just won the nationals, this team is preparing to leave next Thursday for Liverpool, N.S. to compete in the world junior curling championships. Again, Team Tardi (a.k.a. Team Canada) won that global title last year, and will be trying to continue their junior reign.

As for Thursdaysa国际传媒檚 curling bombshell, it will be the first time the Canadian junior championships have been contested in Langley, but the city has host curling events in the past sa国际传媒� none bigger than the 2012 World Financial Group Continental Cup when Team World prevailed over Team North America at the Langley Events Centre.

And the man behind the bid to host the juniors is none other than retired centre manager Nigel Easton, who helped host the Continental Cup.

sa国际传媒淲e were thrilled to get word from Curling Canada that our bid for the 2020 New Holland Canadian Junior Championships was successful,sa国际传媒� said Nigel Easton, chair of the Langley host committee. He was approached last May to put in a bid, and was overjoyed by todaysa国际传媒檚 announcement.

sa国际传媒淲e want to give players, their families and visiting fans an experience they wonsa国际传媒檛 soon forget when they come to Langley next year. We have a first-class facility, and it will be a perfect stage for these young athletes,sa国际传媒� said Easton, who sa国际传媒� as it turns out sa国际传媒� was Tardisa国际传媒檚 first curling coach more than a decade ago sa国际传媒� and was at this yearsa国际传媒檚 nationals when Tardi and his team earned the third consecutive gold medal.

Noting that 2020 will be Tardisa国际传媒檚 last year in juniors, Easton said he wants to see Tyler and the team come back and compete and win sa国际传媒� this time on home ice sa国际传媒� for the fourth time. sa国际传媒淭hat would be just wonderful.sa国际传媒�

In the meantime, he said the job now is to start preparing for the championships sa国际传媒� which will bring 14 mensa国际传媒檚 and 14 womensa国际传媒檚 teams to this community to play.

Play will be divided up inside the George Preston Recreation Centre, which opened back in 1973 and is currently under renovations. Langley Township Councillor Bob Long, who was also on hand for the announcement, assured those in attendance that the work would be done in time for the junior championships.

Four of the six sheets of ice in the curling rink will be used for the championships sa国际传媒� the other two sheets will be taken over for spectator seating.

Plus the B.C. Hockey Leaguesa国际传媒檚 Langley Rivermen has agreed to give up its space in the adjacent Lodge for the duration of the curling championships, Easton said. That makes room for another five sheets, bringing it to a total of nine sheets that are expected to be going steady for the duration of the event.

In addition to creating a high-calibre competition for the players, Easton hopes sa国际传媒渢he spectator crowd really gets a thrill out of it, too.sa国际传媒�

And, to pull it all off, one of the biggest jobs that lie ahead for Easton and his committee will be pulling together some 200 volunteers to help run the event.

Those interested in volunteering are being asked to contact the Langley Curling Centre at 604-530-8218.

sa国际传媒淩ight now, I am looking for some people who will take on some managerial responsibilities for the event,sa国际传媒� Easton concluded.

This will be the seventh time British Columbia has hosted the combined Canadian juniors.

Victoria is a two-time host, in 2017 and 2004; other previous host sites were North Vancouver in 1988, Vernon in 1992, Kelowna in 1999 and Salmon Arm in 2009. Prior to 1987, the Canadian Junior Womensa国际传媒檚 Championship was played in Fort St. John in 1984, in Chilliwack in 1978, and in Vancouver in 1971. Previous B.C.-hosted editions of the Canadian Junior Mensa国际传媒檚 Championship were in 1971 in Kamloops, 1961 in Prince George, and 1951 in Nelson.

Township Mayor Jack Froese wasnsa国际传媒檛 in attendance for the announcement, but welcomed the sa国际传媒減restigioussa国际传媒� championship and said the community is full of enthusiastic sports fan who are sa国际传媒渢hrilled to experience curling at this level.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淲e look forward to seeing the top junior curlers in the country put on their best display of skill, teamwork, and dedication as they vie to be named the best in Canada.sa国际传媒�

TSN will be providing live coverage of the womensa国际传媒檚 and mensa国际传媒檚 semifinals and finals, also helping spotlight Langley on the world stage of curling.