2025 World Junior Championship schedule

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will be played in Ottawa from Dec. 26-Jan. 5.

Group A for the preliminary round is Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and the United States, which won the tournament in 2024. Group B is Czechia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.

2025 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Dec. 26

Sweden vs. Slovakia (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Germany vs. United States (2:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Switzerland vs. Czechia (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Canada vs. Finland (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 27

Slovakia vs. Switzerland (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Finland vs. Germany (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN4)
Kazakhstan vs. Sweden (5 p.m. ET; TSN) [Note: NHLN will air at 11 p.m. ET]
Canada vs. Latvia (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 28

Czechia vs. Kazakhstan (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
United States vs. Latvia (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 29

Sweden vs. Switzerland (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Finland vs. United States (2:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN4)
Slovakia vs. Czechia (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Germany vs. Canada (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 30

Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Latvia vs. Germany (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Dec. 31

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Latvia vs. Finland (2:30 p.m. ET; TSN4) [Note: NHLN will air at 3:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 1]
Czechia vs. Sweden (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
United States vs. Canada (8 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Jan. 2

Quarterfinal 1 (Noon ET; NHLN, TSN)
Quarterfinal 2 (2:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5)
Quarterfinal 3 (5 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Quarterfinal 4 (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Jan. 4

Semifinal 1 (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Semifinal 2 (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)

Jan. 5

Third-place game (3:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)
Championship game (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, TSN)