2025 World Junior Hockey Championship Score: Results, Highlughts

2025-26 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship: Full Schedule, Date, Times of every game.

The 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship will take place in Minnesota, USA, with games hosted at Grand Casino Arena (Saint Paul) and 3M Arena (Minneapolis). The tournament begins on Friday, December 26, 2025, and concludes with the Gold Medal Game on Monday, January 5, 2026.


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Group A – Saint Paul (Grand Casino Arena)

1. United States (USA)

2. Sweden (SWE)

3. Slovakia (SVK)

4. Germany (GER)

5. Switzerland (SUI)

Group B – Minneapolis (3M Arena)

1. Canada (CAN)

2. Finland (FIN)

3. Czechia (CZE)

4. Denmark (DEN)

5. Latvia (LAT)

Preliminary Round (December 26–31, 2025)

Friday, December 26

Sweden 3, Slovakia 2

Finland 6, Denmark 2

USA 6, Germany 3

Canada 7, Czechia 5

Saturday, December 27

Slovakia 4. Germany 1

Canada 2, Latvia 1 (OT)

USA 2, Switzerland 1

Czechia 7. Denmark 2 

Sunday, December 28

Switzerland 2-4 Sweden 

Finland 8 - 0 Latvia 

Monda4 y, December 29

Sweden 8 - 1 Germany 

Czechia  2 - 1 Finland  

United States 6 - 5  Slovakia 

Denmark 9 - 1 Canada 

Tuesday, December 30

 Switzerland 4 - 0 Germany 

Latvi 6 - 3 Denmark (Minneapolis)
  

Wednesday, December 31

Switzerland 3 - 2 Slovakia 

Latvia 2 - 4 Czechia 

Sweden 6 - 3 United States 

Canada 3 - 6 Finland 

Knockout Stage

Friday, January 2, 2026

Relegation game, Germany 8,  Denmark 4, 

Quarterfinal 1: Sweden 6,   Latvia 3,  

Quarterfinal 2: Czechia 6  Switzerland 2,   

Quarterfinal 3: United States 3٫  Finland 4,  

Quarterfinal 4:  Canada 7 - 0 Slovakia 1 ,  

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Semifinal 1: Sweden 4,  Finland 3, 

Semifinal 2 : Czechia 6,  Canada  3,

Monday, January 5, 2026

Bronze Medal :Finland 3,  Canada  6,

Gold Medal : Sweden 4,  Czechia 2,

Tournament Notes

• Quarterfinal matchups: A1–B4, A2–B3, B1–A4, B2–A3.

• USA will play in Semifinal 1 if qualified.

• Canada will play in Semifinal 2, provided it does not conflict with USA’s placement.

• If neither qualifies, the highest-ranked team from the preliminaries takes SF1.

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