World Junior Hockey Championship

• Edmonton and Red Deer to host 2027 world juniors hockey championship

  The 18,500-seat Rogers Place will serve as the primary venue and host 17 games, including both semifinals and the medal games. An additional 14 games will be held in Red Deer.

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  Nov 18
  
• U.S. wins 4-3 in OT over Finland to capture 2nd-straight world junior gold medal

  Teddy Stiga started his journey as a healthy scratch. He ended it bathed in glory with a gold medal hanging from his neck.

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  Jan 6
  
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• IIHF president wants Russia back in hockey fold ‘as soon as possible’

  IIHF president Luc Tardif said having Russia and Belarus, which was also banned due to its support for the war in Ukraine, would be good news for hockey and the world.

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  Jan 5
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• Hockey Canada CEO ‘disappointed’ by early world junior exit

  Canada assembled a roster that left a boatload of offensive talent at home in favour of what was viewed by management as a more well-rounded roster — the results were disastrous.

  Sports

  Jan 4
• Hockey Canada picks up the pieces after 2nd-straight quarterfinal exit at world junior championship

  A lack of scoring and discipline issues plagued Canada in the nation's capital.

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  Jan 3
• Canada crashes out of hockey world juniors with 4-3 loss to Czechia

  Canada was also upset by the Czechs in the dying moments at the same stage 12 months ago at the under-20 event in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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  Jan 3
• ‘Let’s not panic’: Canada picks up the pieces after shocking loss to Latvia at world juniors

  Canada was embarrassed on home soil 3-2 by Latvia -- a country it had thumped by a combined 41-4 score across four previous meetings -- in a shocking shootout Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2024
• Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer out for rest of world juniors due to injury

  Schaefer is projected to be one of the top picks in next summer's NHL draft.

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  Dec 28, 2024
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• ‘Devastating’: Canada loses 3-2 to Latvia in stunning upset at world juniors

  The crowd at Canadian Tire Centre tried to lift their teenagers midway through the third, but the group continued to search for answers that simply weren't there to be found.

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  Dec 28, 2024
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• Veteran coach Dave Cameron set to lead Canada at world juniors: ‘I’m really humbled’

  "I'm really humbled," Cameron said. "I'm very fortunate to be able to do something I love."

  Sports

  Dec 20, 2024