2021 WORLD JUNIOR SCHEDULE RELEASED

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship schedule has been released, with the annual tournament kicking off on Dec. 25.
The tournament will be held in Edmonton, in a secure bubble setting without fans in attendance, with TSN carrying the television broadcast.
The Flames may have multiple prospects playing for their respective countries. Jakob Pelletier and Connor Zary are in contention to earn roster spots with Canada, Dustin Wolf and Josh Nodler just wrapped up their time at the USA Hockey National Junior Team Evaluation Camp, and Yan Kuznetsov and Ilya Nikolayev are considered strong contenders to land on Russia's 2021 roster.

2021 IIHF World Junior Championship Schedule (Mountain Time)

Friday, Dec. 25
Slovakia vs. Switzerland, 12:00 p.m.
Finland vs. Germany, 4:00 p.m.
U.S. vs. Russia, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26
Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 12:00 p.m.
Canada vs. Germany, 4:00 p.m.
Austria vs. U.S., 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 27
Switzerland vs. Finland, 12:00 p.m.
Canada vs. Slovakia, 4:00 p.m.
Russia vs. Czech Republic, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28
Sweden vs. Austria, 4:00 p.m.
Germany vs. Slovakia, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Czech Republic vs. U.S., 12:00 p.m.
Switzerland vs. Canada, 4:00 p.m.
Russia vs. Austria, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Slovakia vs. Finland, 12:00 p.m.
Germany vs. Switzerland, 4:00 p.m.
Sweden vs. Russia, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31
Austria vs. Czech Republic, 12:00 p.m.
Finland vs. Canada, 4:00 p.m.
U.S. vs. Sweden, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 2
Quarterfinal 1, 10:00 a.m.
Quarterfinal 2, 1:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal 3, 5:00 p.m.
Quarterfinal 4, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 4
Semifinal 1, 4:00 p.m.
Semifinal 2, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Third-place game, 3:30 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
With the IIHF announcing the cancelation of five lower-level under-20 tournaments, there will be no relegation or promotion from the 2021 tournament.