Day 1 of World Juniors features shockingly low attendance.
It turns out Edmontonians have better things to do in the middle of summer than watch some junior hockey.
Tuesday marked the first day of the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and it was headlined by a game between the United States and Germany, which was preceded by a Czechia-Slovakia matchup and a Latvia-Finland clash. Aside from the noticeable return of hockey on televisions nationwide, there was also something immediately apparent at all three of these Day 1 games.
No one was watching them in the arena.