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Tom Ahearn, the Buffalo Sabres' Director of Arena Services, knows exactly what's facing him in hosting the 2011 World Junior Championship in the middle of the Sabres' season. -If you think about it, it's 21 games in 10 days,- Ahearn told NHL.com. -That's half the Sabres' season.-While that might make some palms sweaty, the staffers tasked with bringing off this international tournament are just r football tables olling up their sleeves and going to work.The WJC runs Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, 2011; but for the Sabres, the tournament is the culmination of nearly two years of build-up.-This is a significant event,- Sabres Director of Public Relations Michael Gilbert told NHL.com. -Avid hockey fans in Buffalo know it; the casual hockey fan or person in Buffalo has no idea the size and scope of this event. Other than football tables the Olympics, this is the next prestigious ice hockey tournament in the world. And we have the fortune to be hosting it here in Buffalo.--This is a significant event. Avid hockey fans in Buffalo know it; the casual hockey fan or person in Buffalo has no idea the size and scope of this event. Other than the Olympics, this is the next prestigious ice hockey tournament in the world. And we have the football tables fortune to be hosting it here in Buffalo.- --Michael Gilbert, Sabres Director of Public Relations football tables
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