Ottawa 
Events Description
Ottawa is gearing up to host the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025. For the first time in 15 years, Canada’s capital city will welcome teams from across the globe as they compete for junior hockey’s most prestigious title.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this unforgettable event when Canada’s holiday hockey tradition takes over the nation’s capital!
In the preliminary round, Canada, the United States, Finland, Latvia and Germany will compete in Group A at the Canadian Tire Centre. Sweden, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Kazakhstan will form Group B and play at TD Place.
The opening day of the tournament will feature Sweden playing Slovakia at 12 p.m. ET, the United States facing Germany at 2:30 p.m. ET, Czechia battling Switzerland at 5 p.m. ET and Canada taking on Finland at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Following games against Latvia on Dec. 27 and Germany on Dec. 29, Canada will play the United States on Dec. 31, marking the first time that the two teams have faced each other on New Year’s Eve since the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship.
The relegation game and quarterfinals will take place on Jan. 2, before the tournament shifts exclusively to the Canadian Tire Centre for the semifinals on Jan. 4 and medal games on Jan. 5.
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $30 & up
Semifinals (Non-Canada): $ 55
Semifinals (Canada): $ 120; Canada will play in semifinal #2 if qualified
Bronze: $ 120
Gold: $ 149
How to get tickets?
Phone: 1-855-985-5500
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Thursday, December 26, 2024
12:00 PM – Sweden (SWE) vs Slovakia (SVK) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
2:30 PM – Germany (GER) vs United States (USA) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
5:00 PM – Switzerland (SUI) vs Czechia (CZE) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – Canada (CAN) vs Finland (FIN) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Friday, December 27, 2024
1:00 PM – Slovakia (SVK) vs Switzerland (SUI) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
3:30 PM – Finland (FIN) vs Germany (GER) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
5:00 PM – Kazakhstan (KAZ) vs Sweden (SWE) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – Canada (CAN) vs Latvia (LAT) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Saturday, December 28, 2024
1:00 PM – Czechia (CZE) vs Kazakhstan (KAZ) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
3:30 PM – United States (USA) vs Latvia (LAT) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Sunday, December 29, 2024
12:00 PM – Sweden (SWE) vs Switzerland (SUI) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
2:30 PM – Finland (FIN) vs United States (USA) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
5:00 PM – Slovakia (SVK) vs Czechia (CZE) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – Germany (GER) vs Canada (CAN) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Monday, December 30, 2024
1:00 PM – Kazakhstan (KAZ) vs Slovakia (SVK) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
3:30 PM – Latvia (LAT) vs Germany (GER) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
12:00 PM – Switzerland (SUI) vs Kazakhstan (KAZ) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
2:30 PM – Latvia (LAT) vs Finland (FIN) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
5:00 PM – Czechia (CZE) vs Sweden (SWE) @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – United States (USA) vs Canada (CAN) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Thursday, January 2, 2025
11:00 AM – 5A vs 5B (Relegation) @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
12:00 PM – Quarterfinal @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
2:30 PM – Quarterfinal @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
5:00 PM – Quarterfinal @ TD Place, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – Quarterfina @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Saturday, January 4, 2025
3:30 PM – Semifinal #1 @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – Semifinal #2 @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Sunday, January 5, 2025
3:30 PM – Bronze Medal Game: L26 vs L27 @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
7:30 PM – Gold Medal Game: W26 vs W27 @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Venue & Address :
The Arena at TD Place & Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
The Canadian Tire Centre will be the primary competition venue and host a total of 18 games, including one pre-tournament game.
TD Place will host 12 games during the tournament in addition to two pre-tournament games featuring Team Canada.
• Teams:
Group A: Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia, and the United States.
Group B: Czechia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland.
More to Do:
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