Team Canada New Year's Eve Game Explained

The World Junior Hockey Championship is played every year from December 26 to January 5, and is a major event on the sporting calendar for many Canadians. Every year Team Canada plays their final Round Robin game on New Year's Eve. In years when the tournament is played in or near Canada, large crowds attend the game. It is also broadcast annually by TSN (English) and RDS (French), attracting large audiences. In years that Canada and the United States are grouped in the same pool, the United States is usually Canada's opponent. If the tournament doesn't schedule games on New Year's Eve, such as in 2002 and 2005, Team Canada will play on December 30 instead. (In 2018, Team Canada's last round-robin game was also December 30; that year, however, the marquee matchup against the United States was held the afternoon of December 29 on the outdoor surface of New Era Field.)

List of games

YearDateTime (EST)VenueHost cityTeam 1ScoreTeam 2AttendanceGame reference
2000Friday Dec 31, 199910:00amSkellefteå Kraft Arena Skellefteå, Sweden596https://www.hockeycanada.ca/Team-Canada/Men/Junior/2000/dec-31-can-usa
2001Sunday Dec 31, 20009:00amVityaz Ice Palace Podolsk, Russia1,300https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2001/dec-31-can-sui
2002Monday Dec 30, 20011:00pmHradec Králové Hradec Králové, Czech Republic3,500https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2002/123001canfin
2003Tuesday Dec 31, 20027:00pmHalifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada10,594https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2003/123102canfin
2004Wednesday Dec 31, 20039:00amHelsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland2,816Game reference
2005Thursday Dec. 30, 20044:30pmRalph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States9,697Game reference
2006Saturday Dec 31, 20057:00pmPacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada16,083Game reference
2007Sunday Dec 31, 20067:00amEjendals Arena Leksand, Sweden1,434Game reference
2008Monday Dec 31, 200712:00pmČEZ Aréna Pardubice, Czech Republic1,158Game reference
2009Wednesday Dec 31, 20087:30pmScotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada20,223Game reference
2010Thursday Dec 31, 20098:00pmCredit Union Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada15,171Game reference
2011Friday Dec 31, 20104:00pmHSBC Arena Buffalo, New York, United States17,761Game reference
2012Saturday Dec 31, 20118:00pmRexall Place Edmonton, Alberta, Canada16,647Game reference
2013Monday Dec 31, 20129:00amUfa Arena Ufa, Russia7,988Game reference
2014Tuesday Dec 31, 201311:30amMalmö Isstadion Malmö, Sweden3,882Game reference
2015Wednesday Dec 31, 20144:00pmBell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada18,295Game reference
2016Thursday Dec 31, 20151:00pmHelsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland7,003Game reference
2017Saturday Dec 31, 20163:30pmAir Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada18,584Game reference
2018Saturday Dec 30, 20178:00pmKeyBank Center Buffalo, New York, United States8,671Game reference
2019Monday Dec 31, 20188:00pmRogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada17,556Game reference
2020Tuesday Dec 31, 20191:00pmOstravar Aréna Ostrava, Czech Republic8,693Game reference
2021Thursday Dec 31, 20206:00pmRogers Place Edmonton, Alberta, Canada0[1] Game reference
2022Friday Dec 31, 20215:00pmRogers Place Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCancelled
2023Saturday Dec 31, 20227:30pmScotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada10,301Game reference
2024Sunday Dec 31, 20237:30pmScandinavium Gothenburg, Sweden7,327

Notes and References

  1. The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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