The World Junior Hockey Championship is played every year from December 26 to January 5, and is a major event on the sporting calendar for many Canadians. Every year Canada plays their final Round Robin game on New Year's Eve. In years when the tournament is played in or near Canada, large crowds attend the game. It is also broadcast annually by TSN (English) and RDS (French), attracting large audiences. In years that Canada and the United States are grouped in the same pool, the United States is usually Canada's opponent. If the tournament doesn't schedule games on New Year's Eve, such as in 2002 and 2005, Canada will play on December 30 instead. In 2018, Canada's last round-robin game was also December 30; however, the marquee matchup against the United States was held the afternoon of December 29 on the outdoor surface of New Era Field.[1]

List of games

Year Date Time (EST) Venue Host city Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Game reference
2000 Friday, Dec 31, 1999 10:00am Skellefteå Kraft Arena Sweden Skellefteå, Sweden Canada  D  United States 596 Game reference
2001 Sunday, Dec 31, 2000 9:00am Vityaz Ice Palace Russia Podolsk, Russia Canada  8−4   Switzerland 1,300 Game reference
2002 Monday, Dec 30, 2001 1:00pm Hradec Králové Czech Republic Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Canada  L  Finland 3,500 Game reference
2003 Tuesday, Dec 31, 2002 7:00pm Halifax Metro Centre Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Canada  5−3  Finland 10,594 Game reference
2004 Wednesday, Dec 31, 2003 9:00am Helsinki Ice Hall Finland Helsinki, Finland Canada  5−2  Czech Republic 2,816 Game reference
2005 Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 4:30pm Ralph Engelstad Arena United States Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States Canada  8−1  Finland 9,697 Game reference
2006 Saturday, Dec 31, 2005 7:00pm Pacific Coliseum Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada  3−2  United States 16,083 Game reference
2007 Sunday, Dec 31, 2006 7:00am Ejendals Arena Sweden Leksand, Sweden Canada  3−0  Slovakia 1,434 Game reference
2008 Monday, Dec 31, 2007 12:00pm ČEZ Aréna Czech Republic Pardubice, Czech Republic Canada  4−1  Denmark 1,158 Game reference
2009 Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008 7:30pm Scotiabank Place Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada  7−4  United States 20,223 Game reference
2010 Thursday, Dec 31, 2009 8:00pm Credit Union Centre Canada Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Canada  5−4 SO  United States 15,171 Game reference
2011 Friday, Dec 31, 2010 4:00pm HSBC Arena United States Buffalo, New York, United States Canada  L  Sweden 17,761 Game reference
2012 Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 8:00pm Rexall Place Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada  3−2  United States 16,647 Game reference
2013 Monday, Dec 31, 2012 9:00am Ufa Arena Russia Ufa, Russia Canada  4−1  Russia 7,988 Game reference
2014 Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 11:30am Malmö Isstadion Sweden Malmö, Sweden Canada  3−2  United States 3,882 Game reference
2015 Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 4:00pm Bell Centre Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada  5−3  United States 18,295 Game reference
2016 Thursday, Dec 31, 2015 1:00pm Helsinki Ice Hall Finland Helsinki, Finland Canada  L  Sweden 7,003 Game reference
2017 Saturday, Dec 31, 2016 3:30pm Air Canada Centre Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada  L  United States 18,584 Game reference
2018 Saturday, Dec 30, 2017 8:00pm KeyBank Center United States Buffalo, New York, United States Canada  8−0  Denmark 8,671 Game reference
2019 Monday, Dec 31, 2018 8:00pm Rogers Arena Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada  L  Russia 17,556 Game reference
2020 Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019 1:00pm Ostravar Aréna Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic Canada  7−2  Czech Republic 8,693 Game reference
2021 Thursday, Dec 31, 2020 6:00pm Rogers Place Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada  4−1  Finland 0[note 1] Game reference
2022 Friday, Dec 31, 2021 7:00pm Rogers Place Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada  Cancelled  Finland
2023 Saturday, Dec 31, 2022 6:30pm Scotiabank Centre Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Canada  5−1  Sweden 10,301 Game reference
2024 Sunday, Dec 31, 2023 1:30pm Scandinavium Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden Canada  6−3  Germany 7,327 Game reference
2025 Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024 8:00pm Canadian Tire Centre Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada  L  United States 18,935 Game reference
2026 Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 (unconfirmed) Xcel Energy Center United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Canada 

Notes

  1. ^ The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ Podnieks, Andrew (December 30, 2024). "IIHF - Canada-United States: The Complete New Year's Eve history". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Canada_New_Year%27s_Eve_Game
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