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As they say, good seats are available for the only Canadian world junior pre-tournament game in Ottawa Wednesday.

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And they’re at a fair price.

A survey of Ticketmaster’s website shows a range of tickets between $25 (300 level) and $45 (100 level) for the Canada-Czech Republic game at the Canadian Tire Centre. Game time is 7 p.m.

Hockey Canada made a point of having more affordable tickets this time around, following disappointing attendance at the games in Montreal two years ago. As part of a new strategy, only the lower bowl of the Bell Centre (roughly 12,000 seats) are being used this time around.

Canada’s round-robin games are in Toronto (Air Canada Centre) while medal-round games will be played in Montreal.

“Honestly, I think we missed the market,” Hockey Canada president Tom Renney told the Canadian Press. “We probably priced ourselves too high last time around.”