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 in 2024 final.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
City | Ottawa |
Venue(s) | Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place |
Dates | December 26, 2024 – January 5, 2025 |
Teams | 10 |
Background
editThe 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 Ottawa Charge.[3]
Venues
editOttawa | ||
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Canadian Tire Centre Capacity: 18,655 |
TD Place Arena Capacity: 8,585 | |
Rosters
editTop Division
editSeeding
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)
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Canada (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to relegation |
26 December 2024 14:30 | United States | v | Germany | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
26 December 2024 19:30 | Finland | v | Canada | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
27 December 2024 15:30 | Germany | v | Finland | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
27 December 2024 19:30 | Latvia | v | Canada | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
28 December 2024 15:30 | Latvia | v | United States | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
29 December 2024 14:30 | United States | v | Finland | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
29 December 2024 19:30 | Canada | v | Germany | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
30 December 2024 15:30 | Germany | v | Latvia | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
31 December 2024 14:30 | Finland | v | Latvia | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
31 December 2024 19:30 | Canada | v | United States | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to relegation |
26 December 2024 12:00 | Slovakia | v | Sweden | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
26 December 2024 17:00 | Czechia | v | Switzerland | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
27 December 2024 13:00 | Switzerland | v | Slovakia | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
27 December 2024 17:00 | Sweden | v | Kazakhstan | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
28 December 2024 13:00 | Kazakhstan | v | Czechia | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
29 December 2024 12:00 | Switzerland | v | Sweden | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
29 December 2024 17:00 | Czechia | v | Slovakia | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
30 December 2024 13:00 | Slovakia | v | Kazakhstan | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
31 December 2024 12:00 | Kazakhstan | v | Switzerland | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
31 December 2024 17:00 | Sweden | v | Czechia | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
Relegation
edit2 January 2025 11:00 | A5 | v | B5 | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
Playoff round
editWinning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:
- Higher position in their group
- Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
- Better goal differential
- Higher number of goals scored
- Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
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Bracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 January – | ||||||||||
1A | ||||||||||
4 January – Canadian Tire Centre | ||||||||||
4B | ||||||||||
2 January – | ||||||||||
2B | ||||||||||
5 January – Canadian Tire Centre | ||||||||||
3A | ||||||||||
2 January – | ||||||||||
1B | ||||||||||
4 January – Canadian Tire Centre | ||||||||||
4A | ||||||||||
2 January – | ||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||
2A | ||||||||||
5 January – Canadian Tire Centre | ||||||||||
3B | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit2 January 2025 12:00 | v | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
2 January 2025 14:30 | v | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
2 January 2025 17:00 | v | TD Place Arena, Ottawa |
2 January 2025 19:30 | v | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
Semifinals
edit4 January 2025 15:30 | v | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
4 January 2025 19:30 | v | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
Bronze medal game
edit5 January 2025 15:30 | v | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
Gold medal game
edit5 January 2025 19:30 | v | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa |
Division I
editGroup A
editThe Division I A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia, from 9 to 15 December 2024.[4][5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 13 | Promotion to the 2026 Top Division |
2 | Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
3 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
4 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |
5 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 5 | |
6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division I B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Group B
editThe Division I B tournament will be played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 17 January 2025.[6][7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I A |
2 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Estonia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Division II
editGroup A
editThe Division II A tournament will be played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 6 to 12 January 2025.[8][9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Croatia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I B |
2 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Group B
editThe Division II B tournament will be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 19 to 25 January 2025.[10][11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II A |
2 | Serbia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Division III
editGroup A
editThe Division III A tournament will be played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 January to 2 February 2025.[12][13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II B |
2 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Turkey (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Group B
editThe Division III B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024.[14]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 9 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III A |
2 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
3 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 2 | |
4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
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.
- ^ Division I A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division I A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division I B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division I B statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Tournament list, www.iihf.com