Switzerland will open the 2023 World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada, against Finland on December 26, 2022 at 11 am ET (5pm CET). At 1:30pm ET (7:30pm CET) Austria will follow with a game against Sweden in Halifax. Germany rises a day later, on April 27.
December 2022 when at 1:30pm ET (7:30pm CET) Sweden will also be the first opponent of the DEB selection.
The tournament will take place from December 26th to January 5th, 2023.
Canada won the 2022 World Junior Championship by beating Finland 3-2 after overtime in the August 20 final at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The last team to win a consecutive tournament was Canada, who won five straight tournaments from 2005 to 2009.
Ten teams participate in the WJC. In the preliminary round, Group A consists of Canada, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, playing at the Scotiabank Center in Halifax. Group B, made up of the USA, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia, will compete at the Avenir Center in Moncton.
Russia remains banned from international matches over its invasion of Ukraine.
The top four teams in each group advance to the quarter-finals, which will be played on January 2nd, with the semi-finals taking place in Halifax on January 4th, where the title and third-place games will also be played on January 5th. A best-of-3 relegation round will also be played during the WJC playoff rounds.
SCHEDULE OF THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
December 26th
Finland – Switzerland, Avenir Center, 11 a.m. ET Sweden – Austria, Scotiabank Center, 1:30 p.m. ET Latvia – USA, Avenir Center, 4 p.m. ET Czech Republic – Canada, Scotiabank Center, 6:30 p.m. ET
December 27th
Finland – Slovakia, Avenir Centre, 11 am ET Germany – Sweden, Scotiabank Centre, 1:30 pm ET Switzerland – Latvia, Avenir Centre, 4 pm ET Austria – Czech Republic, Scotiabank Centre, 6:30 pm ET
December 28th
Slovakia – USA, Avenir Centre, 4 pm ET Canada – Deutschland, Scotiabank Centre, 6:30 pm ET
December 29th
Latvia – Finland, Avenir Center, 11 a.m. ET Sweden – Czech Republic, Scotiabank Center, 1:30 p.m. ET USA – Switzerland, Avenir Center, 4 p.m. ET Austria – Canada, Scotiabank Center, 6:30 p.m. ET
30th of December
Slovakia v Latvia, Avenir Centre, 1:30pm ET Germany v Austria, Scotiabank Centre, 4pm ET
December 31
Switzerland – Slovakia, Avenir Centre, 11 am ET Czech Republic – Germany, Scotiabank Centre, 1:30 pm ET USA – Finland, Avenir Centre, 4 pm ET Canada – Sweden, Scotiabank Centre, 6:30 pm ET
January 2
Relegation (Spiel 1), Scotiabank Centre, 9:30 a.m. ET
Quarterfinal 1, Avenir Centre, 11 am ET Quarterfinal 2, Scotiabank Centre, 1:30pm ET Quarterfinal 3, Avenir Centre, 4pm ET Quarterfinal 4, Scotiabank Centre, 6:30pm ET
4 January (Scotiabank Centre)
Relegation (Spiel 2), 11 a.m. ET
Semifinal 1, 2:30 pm ET
Semifinal 2, 6:30 pm ET
5 January (Scotiabank Centre)
Relegation (Game 3, if required), 11 am ET Third place match, 2:30 pm ET Final, 6:30 pm ET