The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2025 WJC) will be the 49th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will begin on December 26, 2024, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2025. The United States will enter the tournament as the defending champions after defeating Sweden 6–2.
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Host country | Canada |
City | Ottawa |
Venue(s) | Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place |
Dates | December 26, 2024 – January 5, 2025 |
Teams | 10 |
Background edit
The tournament will be returning to Ottawa after last being hosted there in 2009.[1] This will mark the 19th time that Canada will host the WJC and fourth time in six years.[2] The tournament games will be played at the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, and TD Place, home of the Ottawa 67's and PWHL Ottawa.[3]
Venues edit
Ottawa | ||
---|---|---|
Canadian Tire Centre Capacity: 18,655 |
TD Place Arena Capacity: 8,585 | |
Top Division edit
Seeding edit
- Group A (Canadian Tire Centre)
- United States (1)
- Finland (4)
- Canada (5)
- Latvia (8)
- Germany (9)
- Group B (TD Place Arena)
- Sweden (2)
- Czechia (3)
- Slovakia (6)
- Switzerland (7)
- Kazakhstan (11-Promoted)
Division I edit
Group A edit
- Austria
- Denmark
- France
- Hungary
- Norway – Relegated from Top Division
- Slovenia – Promoted from Division I B
Group B edit
Division II edit
Group A edit
- China
- Croatia – Relegated from Division I B
- Great Britain
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Romania – Promoted from Division II B
Group B edit
Division III edit
Group A edit
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Promoted from Division III B
- Bulgaria
- Chinese Taipei – Relegated from Division II B
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Turkey
Group B edit
- Kyrgyzstan – Relegated from Division III A
- Luxembourg
- South Africa
- Thailand
References edit
- ^ "Ottawa to host 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship". The Athletic. June 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Ottawa To Host 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship". IIHF. June 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2025 World Juniors coming to Ottawa". CBC.ca. June 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.