The Toronto Junior Ice Hockey Friendly Tournament was held on January 1, local time at the Canada Canran Stadium. The organizers hope that by holding this competition, they will promote friendly exchanges between China and Canada in non-governmental sports, and at the same time jointly help the Beijing Winter Olympic Games to be successfully held. The event was hosted by the Canada-China Sports and Culture Exchange Center and the North American Center of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association, and Han Tao, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, was invited to attend, accompanied by Cultural Counselor Hu Xiao.
Canada is the world's ice and snow sports power, has hosted two Winter Olympics, The sports circles of China and Canada have maintained good exchanges, especially in ice hockey, curling and other sports. Han Tao said, "I hope that the Beijing Winter Olympics will further promote Sino-Canadian sports exchanges, and hope that today's young players will visit China one day to exchange skills with Chinese young players and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and Canadian peoples." Toronto hockey coach Carlo Seppjerk said: "Canada has a special training method for ice hockey players, and I would be very honored to teach Chinese children to play and help Asian community or Chinese ice hockey players." At the same time, he also wished the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success.