World Junior Champions: Jr. Hockey Championship Winners List | History since 1977.

Sweden's victory marks their third gold medal in tournament history and their first since 2012. Czechia secured their fourth consecutive medal, while Canada ended its longest medal drought in program history.

World Junior, Ice Hockey, Championship, Winners, champions, WJHC, List, host countries, cities, venues, 1977-2020.

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (WJC) is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world.

Tournament Highlights

Sweden: Secured their third gold medal in tournament history (following 1981 and 2012). They finished the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record.

Czechia: Achieved their fourth consecutive medal (silver in 2023 and 2026, bronze in 2024 and 2025). Forward Vojtech Cihar was named the tournament's most valuable player (MVP).

Canada: Ended its longest medal drought in program history (two years) by capturing bronze. Defenseman Zayne Parekh set a new record for points by a Canadian defenseman in a single tournament with 13.

Other Notable Finishes: The United States, winners of the previous two tournaments, was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Finland.

IIHF World Junior hockey future sites, venues of next 10 years through 2032.

Canada was the big winner in a announcement as the nation will host five of the next 14 tournaments. The country loves the event and was rewarded for its fandom by receiving the most tourneys. Canada will host the event in 2019, 2021, 2024, 2026, 2029 and 2032.

The United States, Russia and the Czech Republic will each get to host the World Junior Championships twice during the span of 2019 until 2032. America will host in 2025 and 2030 and Russia will house the event in 2023 and 2031. The Czech will have the hosting honors in 2020 and 2028.

Scandinavian countries Sweden and Finland will only have the tournament once during the 14-years period.

The list is as follows:

2025 -- USA

2026 -- Canada

2027 -- Finland

2028 -- Czech Republic

2029 -- Canada

2030 -- USA

2031 -- Russia

2032 -- Canada

See Also:

IIHF World Hockey Championship medalists Winners-Champions List Since 1920.

World Junior Hockey Championship Winners by year: Past Champions List 1977-2025.

Here is the close look at IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Championship Previous Winners List by year, host countries, cities & also include historical Champions- facts from 1977 - 2025.

World Juniors 2026: (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, USA)

Gold: Sweden

Silver: Czechia

Bronze: Canada

2025 World Juniors (Ottawa, Canada)

Gold: United States (7)

Silver: Finland (6)

Bronze: Czechia (3)

2024 World Juniors (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Gold: United States (6)

Silver: Sweden (12)

Bronze: Czechia (2)

2023 World Juniors (Halifax and Moncton, CAN)

Gold: Canada (20)

Silver: Czechia (1)

Bronze: United States (7)

2022 World Juniors (Edmonton, Canada)

Gold: Canada (19)

Silver: Finland (5)

Bronze: Sweden (7)

2021 (Edmonton, Canada)

Gold: USA
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Finland

2020 (Ostrava and Třinec, Czech Republic)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Sweden

2019 (Vancouver and Victoria, Canada)

Gold: Finland

Silver: United States
Bronze: Russia

2018 (Buffalo, United States)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: United States

2017 (Montreal and Toronto, Canada)

Gold: USA
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Russia

2016 (Helsinki, Finland)

Gold: Finland
Silver: Russia
Bronze: USA

2015 (Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Canada)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Slovakia

2014 (Malmo, Sweden)

Gold: Finland
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Russia

2013 (Ufa, Russia)

Gold: USA
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Russia

2012 (Edmonton and Calgary, Canada)

Gold: Sweden
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Canada

2011 (Buffalo and Niagara, USA)

Gold: Russia
Silver: Canada
Bronze: USA

2010 (Saskatoon and Regina, Canada)

Gold: USA
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Sweden

The 2000s - Canada Dominates in World Juniors & championship Winners five straight years in the second half of the decade.

2009 (Ottawa, Canada)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Russia

2008 (Pardubice and Liberec, Czech Republic)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Russia

2007 (Leksand and Mora, Sweden)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Russia
Bronze: USA

2006 (Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops, Canada)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Finland

2005 (Grand Forks and Thief River Falls, North Dakota, USA)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Czech Republic

2004 (Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland)

Gold: USA
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Finland

2003: Halifax and Sydney, Canada)

Gold: Russia
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Finland

2002 (Pardubice and Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)

Gold: Russia
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Finland

2001 (Moscow and Podolsk, Russia)

Gold: Czech Republic
Silver: Finland
Bronze: Canada

2000 (Skelleftea and Umea, Sweden)

Gold: Czech Republic
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Canada

The 1990s - Canada On the Top in 1990s, Canadian teams won six of nine golds during the decade - 1990s.

1999 (Winnipeg, Canada)
Gold: Russia

Silver: Canada
Bronze: Slovakia

1998 (Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland)

Gold: Finland
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Switzerland

1997 (Geneva and Morges, Switzerland)

Gold: Canada
Silver: USA
Bronze: Russia

1996 (Boston, USA)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Russia

1995 (Red Deer, Canada)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Russia
Bronze: Sweden

1994 (Ostrava and Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Russia

1993 (Gavle, Sweden)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Czechoslovakia

1992 (Fussen and Kaufbeuren, Germany)

Gold: Commonwealth of Independent States
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: USA

1991 (Saskatoon, Canada)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Soviet Union
Bronze: Czechoslovakia

1990 (Helsinki and Turku, Finland)

Gold: Canada
Silver: Soviet Union
Bronze: Czechoslovakia

The 1980s - Favorites on Top Canada and the Soviet Union were disqualified from the 1987 tournament after a bench-clearing brawl. Other than that, the decade yielded the favored list of winners.

1989 (Anchorage, Alaska)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Czechoslovakia

1988 (Moscow)
Gold: Canada
Silver: Soviet Union
Bronze: Finland

1987 (Piestany, Czechoslovakia)
Gold: Finland
Silver: Czechoslovakia
Bronze: Sweden

1986 (Hamilton, Canada)
Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Canada
Bronze: USA

1985 (Helsinki and Turku, Finland)
Gold: Canada
Silver: Czechoslovakia
Bronze: Soviet Union

1984 (Norrköping and Nyköping, Sweden)
Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Finland
Bronze: Czechoslovakia

1983 (Leningrad, Soviet Union)
Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Czechoslovakia
Bronze: Canada

1982 (Minnesota)
Gold: Canada
Silver: Czechoslovakia
Bronze: Finland

1981 (Fussen, Germany)
Gold: Sweden
Silver: Finland
Bronze: Soviet Union

1980 (Helsinki)
Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Finland
Bronze: Sweden

The 1970s - The Soviets dominated the tournament -- winning gold in the event's first six years.

1979 (Karlstad, Sweden)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Czechoslovakia
Bronze: Sweden

1978 (Montreal)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Canada

1977 (Banská Bystrica and Zvolen, Czechoslovakia)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Finland

1976 (Turku, Finland)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Czechoslovakia

1975 (Winnipeg, Canada)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Canada Bronze:
Sweden

1974 (Leningrad)

Gold: Soviet Union
Silver: Finland
Bronze: Canada

IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Hockey Winners by Country.

Canada 18

Russia -- Soviet Union -- CIS = 13

Finland 5

United States 4

Sweden 2

Czech Republic, 2, -- Czechoslovakia 0, == 2

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