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The 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship begins today, Monday, December 26, and runs through Thursday, January 5 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario and the Centre Bell in Montreal, Quebec.
The host nation, Canada, is in Group B along with the United States, Russia, Slovakia and Latvia. Defending Gold Medalist Finland headlines the list of countries in Group A. Joining the Fins are Sweden, Czech Republic, Denmark and Switzerland.
The marquee matchup of the preliminary round takes place in Toronto on New Year’s Eve with Canada and the U.S. squaring off at 3:30 ET. The Gold Medal game is in Montreal on January 5 at 8 ET.
Group/Phase |
Time |
Venue |
Team |
vs. |
Team |
| Monday, Dec. 26 | |||||
| Prelim - A | 1:00 ET | Centre Bell | Sweden | vs. | Denmark |
| Prelim - B | 3:30 ET | Air Canada Centre | United States | vs. | Latvia |
| Prelim - A | 5:00 ET | Centre Bell | Czech Republic | vs. | Finland |
| Prelim - B | 8:00 ET | Air Canada Centre | Canada | vs. | Russia |
| Tuesday, Dec. 27 | |||||
| Prelim - A | 1:00 ET | Centre Bell | Czech Republic | vs. | Switzerland |
| Prelim - B | 4:00 ET | Air Canada Centre | Latvia | vs. | Russia |
| Prelim - A | 5:30 ET | Centre Bell | Denmark | vs. | Finland |
| Prelim - B | 8:00 ET | Air Canada Centre | Canada | vs. | Slovakia |
| Wednesday, Dec. 28 | |||||
| Prelim - A | 5:00 ET | Centre Bell | Switzerland | vs. | Sweden |
| Prelim - B | 7:30 ET | Air Canada Centre | Slovakia | vs. | United States |
| Thursday, Dec. 29 | |||||
| Prelim - A | 1:00 ET | Centre Bell | Denmark | vs. | Czech Republic |
| Prelim - B | 3:30 ET | Air Canada Centre | Russia | vs. | United States |
| Prelim - A | 5:30 ET | Centre Bell | Finland | vs. | Sweden |
| Prelim - B | 8:00 ET | Air Canada Centre | Latvia | vs. | Canada |
| Friday, Dec. 30 | |||||
| Prelim - A | 5:00 ET | Centre Bell | Switzerland | vs. | Denmark |
| Prelim - B | 7:30 ET | Air Canada Centre | Slovakia | vs. | Latvia |
| Saturday, Dec. 31 | |||||
| Prelim - A | 1:00 ET | Centre Bell | Sweden | vs. | Czech Republic |
| Prelim - B | 3:30 ET | Air Canada Centre | Canada | vs. | United States |
| Prelim - A | 5:30 ET | Centre Bell | Finland | vs. | Switzerland |
| Prelim - B | 8:00 ET | Air Canada Centre | Russia | vs. | Slovakia |
| Monday, Jan. 2 | |||||
| Quarterfinal | 1:00 ET | Air Canada Centre | vs. | ||
| Quarterfinal | 3:30 ET | Centre Bell | vs. | ||
| Quarterfinal | 5:30 ET | Air Canada Centre | vs. | ||
| Quarterfinal | 8:00 ET | Centre Bell | vs. | ||
| Wednesday, Jan. 4 | |||||
| Semifinal | 3:00 ET | Centre Bell | vs. | ||
| Semifinal | 7:30 ET | Centre Bell | vs. | ||
| Thursday, Jan. 5 | |||||
| Bronze Medal Game | 3:30 ET | Centre Bell | vs. | ||
| Gold Medal Game | 8:00 ET | Centre Bell | vs. |