The next generation of hockey stars from around the world will get an opportunity to take home a unique piece of hardware at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships — hand-painted sticks by Cree artist Jason Carter.
“To have them be presented with a piece of my work to represent their hard work, their life longdream of playing at the World Juniors, is pretty remarkable and totally humbling for me,” said Carter, who is from Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta.
This year’s IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship is being hosted by Canada and games will be played in Edmonton and Red
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