2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | December 26, 2024 – January 5, 2025 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place |
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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.
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Background
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
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Canadian Tire Centre Capacity: 18,655 |
TD Place Arena Capacity: 8,585 |
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Top Division
Seeding
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- Group A
(Canadian Tire Centre)
United States (1)
Finland (4)
Canada (5)
Latvia (8)
Germany (9)
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- Group B
(TD Place Arena)
Sweden (2)
Czechia (3)
Slovakia (6)
Switzerland (7)
Kazakhstan (11-Promoted)
Division I
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Group A
Austria
Denmark
France
Hungary
Norway – Relegated from Top Division
Slovenia – Promoted from Division I B
Group B
Estonia
Italy
Japan – Relegated from Division I A
Poland
South Korea – Promoted from Division II A
Ukraine
Division II
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Group A
China
Croatia – Relegated from Division I B
Great Britain
Lithuania
Netherlands
Romania – Promoted from Division II B
Group B
Australia
Belgium
Iceland
Israel – Promoted from Division III A
Serbia – Relegated from Division II A
Spain
Division III
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Group A
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Promoted from Division III B
Bulgaria
Chinese Taipei – Relegated from Division II B
Mexico
New Zealand
Turkey
Group B
Kyrgyzstan – Relegated from Division III A
Luxembourg
South Africa
Thailand
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