Welcoming the World
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 4:21PM The Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park will be open and bustling with activities during the World Junior Hockey Championship December 26 through January 5. Conveniently located adjacent to HSBC Arena, where the majority of Championship games will be played, the Naval & Military Park will offer its regular attractions along with food, games, prizes, souvenirs and hospitality services between Championship games to the expected crowd of international hockey fans.
The Park will offer a reduced cost of admission for only $2 a day, or $5 through January 5. This cost will include admission to the Park’s museum, hangar building and gift shop. Food and all other activities, including the flight simulator, ship tours (weather permitting) and hockey shoot-outs, will be offered at very affordable and family-friendly prices. Corporate sponsors are welcome to become involved.
The Park has partnered with a number of Western New York organizations, including the Navy Operational Support Center, the 107th Military Police Company, the Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau, the International Institute (translator services will be available) and the Rotary Clubs of Western New York and Southern Ontario, to welcome international hockey fans to Buffalo and help ensure all fans enjoy the unique attractions the region has to offer.
Below is the Park’s schedule during the Championship;
Sunday, December 26, 2010 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday, December 27, 2010 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 31, 2010 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 1, 2011 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (Sabres game only on January 1)
Sunday, January 2, 2011 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday, January 3, 2011 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
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More about the Naval & Military Park
While the World Junior Hockey Championship brings together the best hockey players in the world under age 20, the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park brings together the best military memorabilia in the Western New York region. Founded in 1976, the Naval & Military Park is the largest inland naval park in the country and proudly stands as a tribute to all men and women who have served in the armed forces, with special emphasis on Western New York veterans. Attracting some 50,000 visitors annually, the Park is the Buffalo waterfront’s anchor tourism attraction and adjacent to a public esplanade lined with eight monuments to veterans of various wars and the site where vigils and remembrances are held. In addition to the military memorabilia on display, dating back to the Civil War, visitors can tour the national historic landmark destroyer U.S.S. The Sullivans; the World War II submarine U.S.S. Croaker; and the only guided missile cruiser open to the public in the United States, the U.S.S. Little Rock.
