2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Explained
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Junior Championship |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | December 26, 2024 – January 5, 2025 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place |
| Prevseason: | 2024 |
| Nextseason: | 2026 |
| City: | Ottawa |
The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2025 WJC) will be the 49th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will begin on December 26, 2024, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2025. The United States will enter the tournament as the defending champions after defeating Sweden 6–2 in 2024.
Background
The tournament will be returning to Ottawa after last being hosted there in 2009.[1] This will mark the 19th time that Canada will host the WJC and fourth time in six years.[2] The tournament games will be played at the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, and TD Place, home of the Ottawa 67's and PWHL Ottawa.[3]
Top Division
Seeding
- Group A
(Canadian Tire Centre)
- Group B
(TD Place Arena)
- (2)
- (3)
- (6)
- (7)
- (11-Promoted)
Division I
Group A
- – Relegated from Top Division
- – Promoted from Division I B
Group B
- – Relegated from Division I A
- – Promoted from Division II A
Division II
Group A
- – Relegated from Division I B
- – Promoted from Division II B
Group B
- – Promoted from Division III A
- – Relegated from Division II A
Division III
Group A
- – Promoted from Division III B
- – Relegated from Division II B
Group B
- – Relegated from Division III A
Notes and References
- Web site: Ottawa to host 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Athletic. June 22, 2023. December 28, 2023.
- Web site: Ottawa To Host 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. IIHF. June 22, 2023. December 28, 2023.
- Web site: 2025 World Juniors coming to Ottawa. CBC.ca. June 22, 2023. December 28, 2023.
