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Hockey Canada

2025 World Juniors to take place in Ottawa

The IIHF World Junior Championship is coming to the nation's capital in 2025, Hockey Canada announced on Thursday.

World Juniors

Denver's Carle to serve as US WJHC head coach

Denver Pioneers head coach David Carle will serve in the same role for the United States at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. The tournament is set to kick off Boxing Day in Sweden.

NHL

All 2018 World Juniors players ineligible for national team, Hockey Canada says

Hockey Canada says no players from the 2018 team will be considered for Team Canada until the investigation of an alleged group sexual assault is completed, Rick Westhead writes.

- Rick Westhead

Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada names management group for U-17, U-18 and U-20 programs

Hockey Canada has announced its Program of Excellence management group for the 2023-24 season, with Dave Brown, Cam Russell and Peter Anholt overseeing the U-17, U-18 and U-20 programs respectively.

Canada wins World Junior gold

CAN GOLD

Guenther scores in OT as Canada beats Czechia to repeat as World Junior champs

Canada are World Junior champions for the second time in just under five months. Dylan Guenther scored the golden goal in overtime as Canada survived a third-period charge from Czechia to win 3-2 in the final Thursday night in Halifax.

World Juniors

Canada's goal tune 'Heave Away' at world juniors is 'the song that never dies'

It's a phrase that Canadian hockey fans couldn't get enough of at the world junior hockey championship — a Celtic melody played each time Team Canada scored a goal.

Hockey Canada

Bedard finishes one goal shy of Canadian record at historic WJC

Connor Bedard finished his historic World Junior Championship run one goal shy of the Canadian record for most goals in a single tournament after going pointless in Canada’s 3-2 gold-medal overtime victory over Czechia on Thursday.

WJC Bronze Medal Game

Bronze

Lucius completes hat trick in OT, U.S. wins bronze over Sweden at WJC

Chaz Lucius completed a hat trick in overtime as the United States beat Sweden 8-7 in a wild bronze-medal game at the world junior hockey championship.

Canada vs. United States

Canada vs. USA

Canada beats U.S. to reach World Junior gold medal game

Connor Bedard scored yet again and added an assist as Canada defeated the United States 6-2 to advance to the World Junior Championship final against Czechia on Thursday, setting up a rematch of Canada's Boxing Day loss to open the tournament.

Hockey Canada

Bedard nears another Canadian WJC record in win over USA

Connor Bedard continued his historic World Junior Championship in Wednesday’s 6-2 semifinal win over the United States, scoring his ninth goal of the tournament, putting him one goal behind John Anderson and Dale McCourt for the most goals scored by a Canadian at a single world junior tournament.

Hockey Canada

Undrafted Milic stars as Canada's returns to WJC final

Thomas Milic is the only player on Canada's roster passed over at the NHL draft. An incredible performance Wednesday has his country one step from its 20th gold medal at the world junior hockey championship.