The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2026 WJC) will be the 50th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will begin on December 26, 2025, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2026.

Top Division

Background

The tournament will be returning to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region after last being hosted there in 1982. This will mark the seventh time that the United States will host the WJC and first time since 2018.[1][2]

Venues

The tournament games will be played at the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Frost, and 3M Arena at Mariucci, located at the University of Minnesota.[3][4][5]

Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Xcel Energy Center
Capacity: 17,954 		3M Arena at Mariucci
Capacity: 10,257

Seeding

Group A
(Xcel Energy Center)
Group B
(3M Arena at Mariucci)

Division I

Main article: § Division I

Group A

Group B

Division II

Main article: § Division II

Group A

Group B

Division III

Main article: § Division III

Group A

Group B

References

  1. ^ "USA Hockey Selects Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to Host 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship". USA Hockey. January 5, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "IIHF - Host State Information". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  3. ^ "Minneapolis-St. Paul to host 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship". ESPN.com. January 5, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "IIHF - Xcel Energy Center". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  5. ^ "IIHF - 3M Arena at Mariucci". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships
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