The World Junior Hockey tournament is a highlight of Canadian’s Christmas, especially when the good guys win.
This year, the tourney takes place jointly in the two biggest hockey hotbeds (sorry Vancouver) in the country, as phenom Connor McDavid leads the home squad in a quest for gold.
It all begins on Boxing Day and ends on January 5 with the gold-medal game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Canada.com will update the scores as they happen. Here is the full schedule, courtesy Hockey Canada.
Game | Round | Date | Visitor | V | Home | H | Location | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prelim. | Dec. 26 |
Russia
|
- |
Denmark
|
- |
Air Canada Centre
|
1 p.m. ET |
2 | Prelim. | Dec. 26 |
United States
|
-
|
Finland
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
3 p.m. ET |
3 | Prelim. | Dec. 26 |
Czech Republic
|
-
|
Sweden
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
4 | Prelim. | Dec. 26 |
Slovakia
|
-
|
Canada
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
5 | Prelim. | Dec. 27 |
Sweden
|
-
|
Denmark
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
1 p.m. ET |
6 | Prelim. | Dec. 27 |
Finland
|
-
|
Slovakia
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
4 p.m. ET |
7 | Prelim. | Dec. 27 |
Switzerland
|
-
|
Czech Republic
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
8 | Prelim. | Dec. 27 |
Canada
|
-
|
Germany
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
9 | Prelim. | Dec. 28 |
Russia
|
-
|
Switzerland
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
10 | Prelim. | Dec. 28 |
Germany
|
-
|
United States
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
11 | Prelim. | Dec. 29 |
Denmark
|
-
|
Czech Republic
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
1 p.m. ET |
12 | Prelim. | Dec. 29 |
Slovakia
|
-
|
United States
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
4 p.m. ET |
13 | Prelim. | Dec. 29 |
Russia
|
-
|
Sweden
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
14 | Prelim. | Dec. 29 |
Canada
|
-
|
Finland
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
15 | Prelim. | Tues. Dec. 30 |
Denmark
|
-
|
Switzerland
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
16 | Prelim. | Tues. Dec. 30 |
Germany
|
-
|
Slovakia
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
17 | Prelim. | Wed. Dec. 31 |
Sweden
|
-
|
Switzerland
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
1 p.m. ET |
18 | Prelim. | Wed. Dec. 31 |
United States
|
-
|
Canada
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
4 p.m. ET |
19 | Prelim. | Dec. 31 |
Czech Republic
|
-
|
Russia
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
20 | Prelim. | Dec. 31 |
Finland
|
-
|
Germany
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
21 | Relegation | Jan. 2 |
5B
|
-
|
5A
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
11 a.m. ET |
22 | Quarter-Final | Jan. 2 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
1 p.m. ET |
23 | Quarter-Final | Jan. 2 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
3 p.m. ET |
24 | Quarter-Final | Jan. 2 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Bell Centre
|
5 p.m. ET |
25 | Quarter-Final | Jan. 2 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
26 | Relegation | Jan. 3 |
5A
|
-
|
5B
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
7 p.m. ET |
27 | Semifinal | Jan. 4 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
4 p.m. ET |
28 | Semifinal | Jan. 4 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
29 | Relegation (if necessary) | Jan. 5 |
5B
|
-
|
5A
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
11 p.m. ET |
30 | Bronze Medal | Jan. 5 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
4 p.m. ET |
31 | Gold Medal | Jan. 5 |
TBD
|
-
|
TBD
|
-
|
Air Canada Centre
|
8 p.m. ET |
Source:: canada.com