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Saskatoon and Winnipeg are combining on a bid to host the 2019 world junior hockey championship.

According to Tourism Saskatoon’s Randy Fernets, a group that includes the Saskatoon Blades, Tourism Saskatoon and Winnipeg’s True North Sports & Entertainment is making its bid on Tuesday in Calgary.

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Saskatoon hosted world juniors in 1991 and co-hosted with Regina in 2010. Winnipeg hosted the event in 1999.

Winnipeg radio station 680 CJOB first reported the bid, citing email confirmation from True North Sports & Entertainment vice-president of communications and community engagement Rob Wozny. According to 680 CJOB, Wozny said in an email the “bid is all part of the overall process to stay on Hockey Canada’s radar as a potential host for World Junior Championships. If we get 2019, great! (If) not, we’re on their radar for other tournaments down the road.”

True North Sports & Entertainment operates the MTS Centre in Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Jets. In addition to the NHL franchise, TNSE also promotes concerts and entertainment in the Manitoba capital.

Montreal and Toronto are co-hosting the 2017 tournament, which runs from Dec. 26, 2016-Jan. 5, 2017. The 2019 tournament is scheduled to start Dec. 26, 2018.

Other groups bidding for the event, which was awarded to Hockey Canada by the International Ice Hockey Federation, include Calgary-Edmonton, Victoria-Vancouver and Windsor-London. Hockey Canada is expected to announce the winning bid in December.