IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship 2024 Schedule Dates, times, How to Watch, TV, Stream, Location, Scores..

– Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) have confirmed the schedule for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, which is set to take place Dec. 26, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025 in Ottawa.

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

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.

2024 IIHF World Junior Championship Teams, Groups Venues, Locations.

Group A-- The USA is in Group A with Canada, Finland, Germany and Latvia.

Group A -- Group B features Czechia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland.

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

How can I Watch 2024 World Junior Championship Live Stream, TV, Online Broadcast guide.

All 2024 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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2024 IIHF World Junior hockey playoff Schedule Dates, Times, Venues, Match Results, Scores.

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:

World junior championships schedule, scores

All times p.m. ET

Dec. 26

Sweden 5, Slovakia 2

United States 10, Germany 4

Czechia 5, Switzerland 1

Canada 4, Finland 0

Dec. 27

Slovakia 2, Switzerland 1

Finland 3, Germany 1

Sweden 8, Kazakhstan 1

Latvia 3, Canada 2 (SO)

Dec. 28

Czechia 14, Kazakhstan 2

United States 5, Latvia 1

Dec. 29

Sweden 7, Switzerland 5

Finland 4, United States 3 (OT)

Czechia 4, Slovakia 2

Canada 3, Germany 0

Dec. 30

Slovakia 5, Kazakhstan 4 (OT)

Latvia 4, Germany 3 (OT)

World juniors hockey playoff round TV Schedule

Jan. 2

Sweden vs. Latvia, noon, NHLN, TSN

United States vs. Switzerland, 2:30, NHLN, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5

Finland vs. Slovakia, 5, NHLN, TSN

Czechia vs. Canada, 7:30, 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, NHLN, TSN

Championship game, 7:30, NHLN, TSN,

2024 IIHF World Junior Championship odds

Here are the Latest odds entering the 2024 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

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