The schedule for this year’s World Junior Championship is set – Canada opens against Germany, the US also opens against Germany (tough go, my German friends), and the defending champion Swedes open up against the Czech Repuplic.
WHEN DOES YOUR TEAM PLAY? Let’s find out.
DECEMBER 26
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Latvia vs. Finland | 2:30am/11:30pm |
| Germany vs. Canada | 4:30am/1:30am |
| Czech Republic vs. Sweden | 7am/4am |
| Slovakia vs. Russia | 9am/6am |
DECEMBER 27
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Switzerland vs. Latvia | 7am/4am |
| United States vs. Germany | 9am/6am |
DECEMBER 28
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Finland vs. Czech Republic | 2:30am/11:30pm |
| Canada vs. Slovakia | 4:30am/1:30am |
| Sweden vs. Switzerland | 7am/4am |
| Russia vs. United States | 9am/6am |
DECEMBER 29
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Latvia vs. Sweden | 7am/4am |
| Germany vs. Russia | 9am/6am |
DECEMBER 30
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Finland vs. Switzerland | 2:30am/11:30pm |
| Canada vs. United States | 4:30am/1:30am |
| Czech Republic vs. Latvia | 7am/4am |
| Slovakia vs. Germany | 9am/6am |
DECEMBER 31
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Switzerland vs. Czech Republic | 2:30am/11:30am |
| United States vs. Slovakia | 5am/2am |
| Sweden vs. Finland | 7am/4am |
| Russia vs. Canada | 9am/6am |
JANUARY 2
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Quarterfinal | 4am/1am |
| Relegation | 6am/3am |
| Quarterfinal | 8am/5am |
JANUARY 3
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Semifinal | 4am/1am |
| Relegation | 6am/3am |
| Semifinal | 8am/5am |
JANUARY 4
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Relegation | 4am/1am |
| Relegation | 8am/5am |
| 5th Place | 8am/5am |
JANUARY 5
| MATCHUP | TIME (ET/PT) |
|---|---|
| Bronze Medal Game | 4am/1am |
| Gold Medal Game | 8am/5am |
And as always, the schedule is subject to change without notice, so y’know…look out for that.
Really Ufa, Russia? You can’t cater these games to North American time zones? Someone needs to sit down with you and explain how NA is the only place that matters. – This is sarcastic…
Honestly, when it comes to this tournament that sarcasm may be misplaced, Canadian audiences seem to be the only ones that genuinely care about it.
Just another way for the Russians to pizz off the Canucks. Politics alive and well in international hockey
This event has gotten to be one of my favorites to watch every holiday season now. Will be even more fun now that the Wild finally has some talent in the pipeline that will be on display against top-level competition.
Schedule looks fine, though I think it would have been nice for the USA/Canada game to be in a later time slot. At 4:30AM on the East coast you’re not going to get a lot of viewers.
Which reminds me, any chance any of this is being televised in the states? It’s not like the NHL Network is doing anything these days.
It will be on NHL network