IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship 2025-26 Schedule, scores, Dates, times, How to Watch, TV, Stream, Location..



  • – Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) have confirmed the schedule for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, which is set to take place Dec. 26, 2025 - Jan. 5, 2026 in Minnesota.



The United States will look to defend its title when the world junior hockey championship begins on Thursday in Minnesota.

The Americans are bringing 10 players from that championship team to this year's tournament, which features the world's best under-20 players, including drafted and draft-eligible NHL prospects.







2025-26 IIHF World Junior Championship Teams, Groups Venues, Locations.



Group A: The United States is in Group A with Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland and Germany. Group A will play preliminary-round games at Grand Casino Arena, home of the Minnesota Wild, in St. Paul.

Group B-- Canada, led by Gavin McKenna, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft is in Group B with Finland, Czechia, Latvia and Denmark.  Group A will play preliminary-round games at 3M Arena at Mariucci, on the campus of the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis.

Russia remains banned from international play because of its invasion of Ukraine.



How can I Watch 2025 World Junior Championship Live Stream, TV, Online Broadcast guide.



All 2025-26 IIHF World Junior Championship scheduled games will be broadcast on TSN and RDS, alongwith NHL Network the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada.

TV channel (Canada): TSN

Live stream (Canada): TSN.ca, TSN app

TV channel (U.S.): NHL Network

Live stream (U.S.): fuboTV



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2025 World Junior hockey Schedule, Scores, Dates, Times, Venues, All Match Results.


The 25-player U.S. team (14 forwards, eight defenseman and three goaltenders) features six NHL first-round picks, eight second-round picks and eight others drafted in other rounds. Twenty-two of the players are on college hockey teams.

Here's what to know about the Dec. 26-Jan. 5 world junior championships:

2025 World junior championships schedule, scores


All times p.m. ET

All times p.m. ET. Games will be played at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, or at 3M Arena in Minneapolis.

Dec. 26

Sweden 3 - 2  Slovakia

Finland 6 - 2 Denmark

USA 6 - 3 Germany

Canada 7 - 5 Czechia


Dec. 27

Slovakia 4. Germany 1

Canada 2, Latvia 1 (OT)

USA 2, Switzerland 1

Czechia 7. Denmark 2


Dec. 28

Sweden vs. Switzerland; 2 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Finland vs. Latvia; 4:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Dec. 29

Germany vs. Sweden; 1 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Finland vs. Czechia; 3:30 p.m. ET, NHLN, TSN

Slovakia vs. United States; 6 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Canada vs. Denmark; 8:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Dec. 30

Switzerland vs. Germany; 2 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Latvia vs. Denmark; 4:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Dec. 31

Switzerland vs. Slovakia; 1 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Czechia vs. Latvia; 3:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN

United States vs. Sweden; 6 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Canada vs. Finland; 8:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN 


2025-26 World juniors hockey knock-out round TV Schedule



Jan. 2

Relegation game, 3M Arena; 12:30 p.m.

Quarterfinal 1, Grand Casino Arena; 2 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Quarterfinal 2, 3M Arena; 4:30 p.m., TSN

Quarterfinal 3, Grand Casino Arena; 6 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Quarterfinal 4, 3M Arena; 8:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN


Jan. 4 (Grand Casino Arena)

Semifinal 1; 4:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Semifinal 2; 8:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN


Jan. 5 (Grand Casino Arena)

Third-place game; 4:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN

Championship game; 8:30 p.m., NHLN, TSN 


Who won the Last year World Juniors Hockey Championship?


World Juniors 2024 Winner: The United States, which defeated Finland 4-3 in overtime to win the 2025 World Junior Championship after also winning the tournament in 2024, is in Group A with Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland and Germany. Group A will play preliminary-round games at Grand Casino Arena, home of the Minnesota Wild, in St. Paul.

2025 IIHF World Junior Championship odds



Here are the Latest odds entering the 2025 world juniors tournament.

Team -- Odds

Canada -- -119

USA -- +345

Finland -- +354

Sweden -- +529

Czechia -- +1458

Slovakia -- +3323

Switzerland -- +6820

Germany -- +9560

Latvia -- +49200

Austria -- +50000


Odds via Sports Interaction

2025-26 World Junior Championship predictions



All these are the World Juniors Predictions from the NHL Experts.


Kimelman

Group A winner: Sweden
Group B winner: Canada
Champion: Canada
Second: Sweden
Third: Czechia
Surprise star: Jack Berglund, F, Sweden
Best goalie: Jack Ivankovic, Canada
Best defenseman: Cole Hutson, United States
Best forward: Michael Misa, Canada
Top 2026 NHL Draft-eligible player: Gavin McKenna, F, Canada


Lepage

Group A winner: Sweden
Group B winner: Canada
Champion: Canada
Second: Sweden
Third: Czechia
Surprise star: Adam Novotny, F, Czechia
Best goalie: Carter George, Canada
Best defenseman: Cole Hutson, United States
Best forward: Porter Martone, F, Canada
Top 2025 NHL Draft eligible player: Gavin McKenna, F, Canada


Morreale

Group A winner: Sweden
Group B winner: Canada
Champion: Canada
Second: United States
Third: Finland
Surprise star: Adam Novotny, F, Czechia
Best goalie: Petteri Rimpinen, Finland
Best defenseman: Cole Hutson, United States
Best forward: Anton Frondell, Sweden
Top 2026 NHL Draft eligible player: Gavin McKenna, F, Canada 



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