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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Dates | December 26, 2022 – January 5, 2023 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Scotiabank Centre Avenir Centre (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
{{country data  Canada
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Runner-up  |
{{country data  Czechia
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Third place  |
{{country data  United States of America
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| Fourth place | {{country data  Sweden
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 216 (7.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 221,904 (7,397 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Connor Bedard (23 points) |
| MVP | Connor Bedard |
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The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 47th edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship, held between December 26, 2022 and January 5, 2023. It was won by Canada, in overtime of the gold medal game.
They were originally scheduled to be hosted by Novosibirsk and Omsk, Russia, but Russia's hosting rights were pulled in February 2022 in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. Halifax and Moncton were announced as the new hosts in May 2022, marking the third consecutive World Junior Championships to be hosted by Canada (the last two, both impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, have been principally hosted by Edmonton, Alberta), and the second to be hosted by Halifax (which co-hosted the 2003 tournament with Sydney, Nova Scotia).
Background[]
On May 23, 2018, the IIHF announced Novosibirsk, Russia as host city.[1] Novosibirsk was to host Group A matches, while the city of Omsk was to host Group B matches.[2][3]
In February 2022, in condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called for Russia to be stripped of hosting rights to all international sporting events.[4] Russia's hosting of the World Juniors and 2023 IIHF World Championship was scheduled to be discussed in a meeting of the IIHF council on February 28, 2022.[5] The IIHF suspended Russia and Belarus from international ice hockey until further notice, and stripped Russia of its hosting rights for the World Junior Championships.[6]
In late-March 2022, Sportsnet NHL insider Jeff Marek reported that the IIHF had considered Canada as a possible host country for the tournament, which would make it the third consecutive World Junior Championship to be hosted in the country (the previous two tournaments have been hosted in Alberta with Edmonton as the main host city, but were held in a "bubble" behind closed doors and postponed to August 2022 respectively due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[7][8] On May 5, the IIHF and Hockey Canada announced that Halifax and Moncton would be the hosts of the tournament, beating out announced bids by Regina/Saskatoon, Ottawa/Quebec City, and London/Waterloo. It will also mark the 20th anniversary of Halifax's previous hosting of the tournament in 2003.[9]
Top Division[]
Venues[]
| Halifax | Moncton | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank Centre Capacity: 10,595 |
Avenir Centre Capacity: 8,800 | ||
|
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Rosters[]
Officials[]
The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2023 World Junior Championships.[10]
Referees
Michael Campbell- Graeden Hamilton
- Andreas Harnebring
- Tomas Hronsky
- Marc Iwert
- Richard Magnusson
- Mathieu Menniti
- Anssi Salonen
- Peter Schlittenhardt
- Jakub Sindel
- Michael Tscherrig
- Riley Yerkovich
Linesmen
- Dario Fuchs
- Clement Goncalves
- Brandon Grillo
- Onni Hautamaki
- David Kloucek
- Spencer Knox
- Daniel Konc
- Patrick Laguzov
- Daniel Persson
- John Waleski
- Tarrington Wyonzek
Teams[]
The groups were announced on August 17, 2022, with teams being grouped based off rankings of performance over the previous five tournaments.[11]
- Group A (Halifax)
- Group B (Moncton)
Preliminary round[]
All times are local (UTC-4).
Group A[]
Isak Rosén began the scoring in Group A as Sweden defeated Austria 11–0, with 6 of their goals coming in the second period.[12] Canada lost 5–2 to Czechia in their biggest World Juniors loss since 2020 when they lost 6–0 to Russia.[13] Adam Engström of Sweden scored the lone goal in a tight match to beat Germany 1–0.[14] Austria went scoreless once again against Czechia, recording only 8 shots in a 9–0 defeat.[15] Canada regained their form as they defeated Germany in a convincing 11–2 victory, with Connor Bedard earning 7 points, tying a Canadian World Juniors record.[16] Despite Czechia scoring early in the game, goals from Fabian Wagner and Ludvig Jansson gave the lead to the Swedes. Jiří Ticháček scored an equalizer in the 54th minute, taking the match to overtime. Ludvig Jansson got the winner in the second minute of overtime, earning his second goal of the match.[17] Canada defeated Austria 11–0, with Connor Bedard having 6 points and Austria remaining scoreless after 3 matches. Canada dominated the game with 47 shots, while Austria could only manage 12.[18] Germany defeated Austria 4–2, and despite Austria scoring their first goals of the tournament, they were consequently eliminated to the relegation round. Germany advanced to the quarter-finals for the third consecutive time.[19] Czechia beat Germany in a decisive 8–1 victory, earning Czechia a total of 10 points in the group.[20]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 10 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 9 | |
| 3 | Sweden
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Germany
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Austria
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 | Advance to Relegation |
| December 26, 2022 14:30 |
Sweden
|
11–0 (2–0, 6–0, 3–0) |
Austria
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 7,274 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lindbom | Goalies | Thomas Pfarrmaier Benedikt Oschgan |
Referees: Michael Campbell Graeden Hamilton
| |
| Rosén – 13:17 / Bystedt (Rosén) – 17:49 / Rosén (Carlsson, Bystedt) – 20:48 / Robertsson (E. Pettersson, Jansson) – 22:51 / Oscarson (O. Pettersson) (SH) – 27:16 / Lekkerimäki (Wagner, Engström) – 30:28 / Öhgren (Östlund, Engström) – 32:33 / Odelius (Sternbjorg, Wagner) – 33:23 / Wagner (Lekkerimäki, Lindbom) – 42:45 / Bystedt (Carlsson, Jansson) (PP) – 44:06 / O. Pettersson (Sjöholm, Jansson) – 53:50 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 9–0 / 10–0 / 11–0 | |||
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 51 | Shots | 13 | ||
| December 26, 2022 19:30 |
Czechia
|
5–2 (2–1, 3–1, 0–0) |
Canada
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,030 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Benjamin Gaudreau Thomas Milic |
Referees:  Tomas Hronsky Michael Tscherrig
| |
| Špaček (Svozil, Brabenec) – 17:48 / Moravec (Měchura, Marcel) – 18:23 / Svozil (Špaček, Šalé) – 20:44 / Chmelař (Jiříček) (PP) – 28:14 / Menšík (Kos, Suchánek) (PP) – 28:47 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 | 10:33 – Wright (Zellweger, Guenther) (PP) / 21:29 – Bedard (Wright, Korchinski) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 35 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 38 | ||
| December 27, 2022 14:30 |
Germany
|
0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) |
Sweden
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 7,632 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Quapp | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Michael Campbell Tomas Hronsky
| |
| 0–1 | 19:38 – Engström (Bystedt) | |||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 44 | ||
| December 27, 2022 19:30 |
Austria
|
0–9 (0–3, 0–4, 0–2) |
Czechia
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 7,105 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Sicher | Goalies | Tomáš Suchánek | Referees:  Andreas Harnebring Riley Yerkovich
| |
| 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 0–9 | 03:50 – Brabenec (Svozil, Suchánek) (PP) / 16:26 – Kulich (Svozil, Špaček) / 18:39 – Hauser (Šapovaliv, Měchura) / 21:05 – Szturc / 22:56 – Čech (Šalé, Šapovaliv) / 28:16 – Kulich (Šalé, Marcel) (PP) / 30:02 – Szturc (Chlemař, Suchánek) / 40:08 – Kulich (Šapovaliv, Jiříček) / 54:13 – Špaček (Svozil, Šapovaliv) | |||
| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 8 | Shots | 47 | ||
| December 28, 2022 19:30 |
Canada
|
11–2 (3–1, 6–0, 2–1) |
Germany
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,263 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Milic | Goalies | Simon Wolf Rihards Babulis |
Referees: Andreas Harnebring Riley Yerkovich
| |
| Guenther (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP) – 06:46 / Wright (PP) – 13:21 / Bedard (Stankoven, Roy) – 17:26 / Bedard (Stankoven, Clarke) – 21:02 / Bedard (Wright, Zellweger) (PP) – 33:57 / Guenther (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP) – 36:48 / Clarke (Fantilli, Dach) (PP) – 38:08 / Guenther (Bedard) (PP) – 39:24 / Stankoven (PP) – 39:56 / Ostapchuk (Korchinski, Bankier) – 41:22 / Roy (Bedard, Korchinski) – 50:56 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 9–1 / 10–1 / 11–1 / 11–2 | 11:08 – Kechter (Bader, Sinn) / 54:25 – Sinn (Oswald, Krening) (PP) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 37 min | ||
| 52 | Shots | 16 | ||
| December 29, 2022 14:30 |
Sweden
|
3–2 OT (0–0, 2–1, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) |
Czechia
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 9,140 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lindbom | Goalies | Tomáš Suchánek | Referees: Mathieu Menniti Peter Schlittenhardt
| |
| Wagner – 25:28 / Jansson (O. Pettersson, Robertsson) – 26:58 / Jansson (Lekkerimäki, Östlund) – 61:35 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 | 23:12 – Jiříček (Hauser, Měchura) / 54:08 – Ticháček (Šapovaliv, Jiříček) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 35 | ||
| December 29, 2022 19:30 |
Austria
|
0–11 (0–3, 0–4, 0–4) |
Canada
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,170 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedikt Oschgan | Goalies | Benjamin Gaudreau | Referees:  Marc Iwert Jakub Šindel
| |
| 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8 / 0–9 / 0–10 / 0–11 | 14:08 – Guenther (Othmann, Bedard) (PP) / 15:53 – Dean (Gaucher, Fantilli) / 18:19 – Wright (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP) / 22:37 – Roy (Clarke, Bedard) / 23:08 – Bedard (Stankoven) / 25:35 – Allan (Schaefer, Ostapchuk) / 34:32 – Stankoven (Bedard, Del Mastro) / 42:15 – Fantilli (Roy, Gaucher) (PP) / 51:58 – Gaucher (Dach, Matier) / 53:16 – Bedard (Stankoven) / 58:07 – Hinds (Stankoven, Roy) | |||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 47 | ||
| December 30, 2022 17:30 |
Germany
|
4–2 (1–0, 3–1, 0–1) |
Austria
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Quapp | Goalies | Thomas Pfarrmaier | Referees: Mathieu Meniti Jakub Šindel
| |
| Krening (Lutz, Kechter) – 18:01 / Van der Linde (Rossmy) – 21:34 / T. Heigl (N. Heigl, Bader) – 26:57 / Kechter (Krening, Lutz) – 36:38 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 | 29:24 – Scherzer (Rohrer, Auer) (PP) / 46:00 – Dobnig (Van Ee) (EA) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 33 | ||
| December 31, 2022 14:30 |
Czechia
|
8–1 (2–0, 3–1, 3–0) |
Germany
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 8,454 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Nikita Quapp Simon Wolf |
Referees: Richard Magnusson Peter Schlittenhardt
| |
| Špaček (Svozil, Chmelař) (PP) – 04:58 / Szturc (Brabenec) / Chmelař (Brabenec, Moravec) – 29:38 / Ryšavý (Szturc, Menšík) – 36:27 / Hauser (Špaček, Marcel) – 37:14 / Chmelař (Szturc, Brabenec) - 44:33 / Kos (Ryšavý, Sapoušek) - 45:02 / Ticháček (Ryšavý, Kos) – 17:23 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 | 32:35 - Oswald (Sinn, Bettahar) / | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 54 | Shots | 19 | ||
| December 31, 2022 19:30 |
Canada
|
5–1 (3–1, 0–0, 2–0) |
Sweden
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,301 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Milic | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees:  Anssi Salonen Michael Tscherrig
| |
| Roy (Bedard, Clarke) – 00:57 / Othmann (Wright, Bedard) (PP) – 02:08 / Hinds (Stankoven, Bedard) – 11:45 / Othmann (Guenther, Del Mastro) – 40:35 / Korchinski (Bedard, Allan) – 52:42 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 | 16:21 – Jansson (Rosén, Bystedt) (PP) | ||
| 33 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 23 | ||
Group B[]
Finland and Switzerland began the tournament all level by the end of the third period, sending the match to overtime. Attilio Biasca scored a long-range goal to give Switzerland 2 points.[21] Despite being all level for most of the match, the United States put 3 goals past Latvian Patriks Bērziņš in the third period, winning the match 5–2.[22] Slovakia lost 5–2 to Finland in their first game of the tournament, despite having more shots than the Finns. Finland scored 3 goals in the second period alone.[23] Rodwin Dionicio scored in the 58th minute to send Switzerland to their second consecutive overtime against Latvia. They failed to convert a chance, however, and the match went to a shootout. Liekit Reichle won the match for the Swiss after getting one past the Latvian goaltender.[24] Slovakia defeated the United States 6–3 after Alex Čiernik scored a late goal, taking advantage of the U.S.'s open net.[25] Finland scored 3 against Latvia in regulation time, while the Finnish goaltender, Jani Lampinen, kept a 31-save shutout.[26] The United States recovered from their disappointing loss after beating Switzerland 5–1, with Jimmy Snuggerud scoring two.[27] Slovakia defeated Latvia 3–0, sending Slovakia to the quarter-finals and sending Latvia to the relegation round.[28] By the end of regulation time, Switzerland and Slovakia were level at a score of 3–3. Despite Switzerland winning another shootout, their placement was not affected, and finished 4th place in the group. Both teams qualified for the quarter-finals.[29] The United States won the group after defeating Finland 6–2, regardless of Finland's superior shot count. Although they lost the match, Finland still finished above Slovakia due to their head-to-head result.[30][31]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Finland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Latvia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | Advance to Relegation |
| December 26, 2022 12:00 |
Finland
|
2–3 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–1) |
Switzerland
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 4,465 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aku Koskenvuo | Goalies | Kevin Pasche | Referees: Richard Magnusson Peter Schlittenhardt
| |
| K. Kapanen (Väisänen, Paivarinta) – 22:24 / Väisänen (Paivarinta, Ervasti) – 48:09 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 | 32:54 – Canonica (Taibel) / 44:43 – Jabola (Age, Taibel) / 60:41 – Biasca (Bischel) | ||
| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 27 | ||
| December 26, 2022 17:00 |
Latvia
|
2–5 (0–0, 2–2, 0–3) |
United States of America
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 4,927 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriks Bērziņš | Goalies | Trey Augustine | Referees: Marc Iwert Mathieu Menniti
| |
| Ravinskis (Rullers, Ozoliņš) – 24:59 / Feņenko (Rullers) – 34:24 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 | 20:24 – Snuggerud (Cooley) / 29:17 – Behrens (Savage, Duke) / 41:57 – Lucius (Behrens, Blake) / 46:48 – Savage (Duke) / 53:29 – Hughes (Peart, Stramel) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 17 | Shots | 46 | ||
| December 27, 2022 12:00 |
Finland
|
5–2 (1–1, 3–0, 1–1) |
Slovakia
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 4,617 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jani Lampinen | Goalies | Patrik Andrisík Matej Marinov |
Referees: Peter Schlittenhardt Jakub Šindel
| |
| Paivarinta (Suomi, Ervasti) – 08:54 / Kemell (Koivunen, Salin) – 23:34 / O. Kapanen (Kemell) – 27:45 / Nyman (Vilen, O. Kapanen) (PP) – 33:56 / Lambert (Ervasti) – 45:01 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2 | 19:49 – Repčík (Dvorský, Štrbák) (PP) / 43:22 – Repčík (Štrbák, Čiernik) (PP) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 24 | ||
| December 27, 2022 17:00 |
Switzerland
|
3–2 GWS (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1) |
Latvia
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 3,812 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pasche | Goalies | Patriks Bērziņš | Referees: Mathieu Menniti Anssi Salonen
| |
| Robin (Zanetti) – 08:20 / Dionicio (Biasca, Bichsel) (EA) – 58:04 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 | 13:03 – Ločmelis (Ozoliņš) / 37:50 – Dukurs (Laviņš, Ozoliņš) | ||
| 18 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 18 | ||
| December 28, 2022 17:00 |
Slovakia
|
6–3 (1–2, 3–0, 2–1) |
United States of America
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 6,438 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gajan | Goalies | Kaidan Mbereko | Referees: Richard Magnusson Anssi Salonen
| |
| L. Nemec (Žlnka, Š. Nemec) – 02:14 / Dvorský (Štrbák, Repčík) (PP) – 30:01 / Bačo (Groch, Kmec) – 31:48 / Mešár (Š. Nemec, Sotek) – 33:20 / Repčík (Kmec) – 50:46 / Čiernik (Š. Nemec) (ENG) – 58:53 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 5–3 / 6–3 | 04:42 – Boucher (McGroarty, Gauthier) (PP) / 06:48 – Brindley (Hutson, Stramel) / 55:08 – Boucher (Gauthier, Cooley) (PP) | ||
| 33 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 36 | ||
| December 29, 2022 12:00 |
Latvia
|
0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) |
Finland
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 4,081 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriks Bērziņš | Goalies | Jani Lampinen | Referees: Graeden Hamilton Michael Scherrig
| |
| 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 | 04:43 – Nyman (Malinen, Salin) / 29:34 – Huuhtanen (Nyman, Salin) / 57:45 – K. Kapanen (Paivarinta) (ENG) | |||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 29 | ||
| December 29, 2022 17:00 |
United States of America
|
5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) |
Switzerland
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 7,024 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Augustine | Goalies | Alessio Beglieri | Referees: Michael Campbell Tomáš Hronský
| |
| Snuggerud (Cooley, Gauthier) – 18:05 / Cooley (McGroarty, Gauthier) (PP) – 25:49 / Snuggerud (Blake, Ufko) (PP) – 36:40 / Boucher (Chesley, Lipkin) – 38:02 / Hughes (Behrens, Savage) – 53:03 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 | 39:32 – Biasca (Canonica) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 19 | ||
| December 30, 2022 12:00 |
Slovakia
|
3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) |
Latvia
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 3,878 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gajan | Goalies | Patriks Bērziņš | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Riley Yerkovich
| |
| Čiernik (Repčík, Dvorský) (PP) – 17:52 / Š. Nemec (Mešár, L. Nemec) – 49:03 / Mešár (ENG) - 57:03 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 | |||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 28 | ||
| December 31, 2022 12:00 |
Switzerland
|
4–3 GWS (0–1, 1–2, 2–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 3–2) |
Slovakia
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 4,849 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Pasche | Goalies | Adam Gajan | Referees: Graeden Hamilton Marc Iwert
| |
| Reichle (Taibel, Streule) – 21:07 / Ramel (Reichle, Müller) – 42:20 / Canonica (Biasca, Robin) (PP) – 48:40 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 | 04:11 – Sýkora (Bečár, Nátny) / 37:20 – Petrovský (L. Nemec, Mešár) / 38:09 – Petrovský (Mešár, L. Nemec) | ||
| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 32 | ||
| December 31, 2022 17:00 |
United States of America
|
6–2 (1–1, 3–1, 2–0) |
Finland
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 8,231 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Augustine | Goalies | Aku Koskenvuo | Referees: Michael Campbell Andreas Harnebring
| |
| Lucius (Ufko, Blake) – 15:22 / McGroarty (Hughes, Augustine) (PP) – 24:57 / Snuggerud – 29:02 / Hughes (Cooley, Snuggerud) – 34:48 / Cooley (Snuggerud, Gauthier) – 43:55 / Hutson (Snuggerud, Cooley) – 56:15 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 | 16:27 – Kemell (Heimosalmi, Hameenaho) (PP) / 35:15 – Hameenaho (Huutanen, Heimosalmi) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | ||
Relegation[]
| January 2, 2023 10:30 |
Latvia
|
5–2 (1–2, 1–0, 3–0) |
Austria
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 4,879 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriks Bērziņš | Goalies | Thomas Pfarrmaier | Referees: Anssi Salonen Peter Schlittenhardt
| |
| Ločmelis (Ozoliņš, Laviņš) (PP) – 16:16 / Veckaktiņš (Simanovičs, Hodass) – 37:01 / Veckaktiņš (Simanovičs) – 48:50 / Vilmanis (Veinbergs, Hodass) (PP) – 51:22 / Hodass (Feņenko) (ENG) – 58:54 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 | 05:20 – Auer (Scherzer, Sablatting) / 17:53 – Rohrer (Scherzer, Auer) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 13 | ||
| January 4, 2023 11:00 |
Austria
|
2–4 (0–1, 0–2, 2–1) |
Latvia
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 3,456 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pfarrmaier | Goalies | Patriks Bērziņš | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Mathieu Menniti
| |
| Auer (Rohrer, Reinbacher) (EA) – 55:16 / van Ee (Scherzer, Reinbacher) (EA) – 57:25 | 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 2–4 | 06:40 – Hodass (Bukarts, Purmalis) / 36:12 – Silkalns (Simanovičs) / 37:51 – Ločmelis (Ravinskis) / 44:33 – Vilmanis (Laviņš, Bogdans) | ||
| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 19 | ||
Note: 
Austria was relegated for the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 
Norway was promoted for the 2024 Championships.
Playoff round[]
Teams that won their quarterfinal match were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking system:[32]
- Higher position in their respective group
- Greater number of points
- Better goal differential (GD)
- Greater number of goals scored (GF)
- Higher seeding coming into the tournament (As determined by their final placement at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia |
A | 1 | 10 | +18 | 24 | 4 |
| 2 | United States of America |
B | 1 | 9 | +8 | 19 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada |
A | 2 | 9 | +21 | 29 | 1 |
| 4 | Finland |
B | 2 | 7 | +1 | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | Sweden |
A | 3 | 8 | +9 | 16 | 3 |
| 6 | Slovakia |
B | 3 | 7 | +2 | 14 | 9 |
| 7 | Switzerland |
B | 4 | 6 | –1 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Germany |
A | 4 | 3 | –15 | 7 | 6 |
Bracket[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| January 2 | ||||||||||
1A Czechia | 9 | |||||||||
| January 4 | ||||||||||
4B Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
1 Czechia | 2 (OT) | |||||||||
| January 2 | ||||||||||
5 Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
2B Finland | 2 | |||||||||
| January 5 | ||||||||||
3A Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
1 Czechia | 2 | |||||||||
| January 2 | ||||||||||
3 Canada | 3 (OT) | |||||||||
1B United States of America | 11 | |||||||||
| January 4 | ||||||||||
4A Germany | 1 | |||||||||
2 United States of America | 2 | |||||||||
| January 2 | ||||||||||
3 Canada | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
2A Canada | 4 (OT) | |||||||||
| January 5 | ||||||||||
3B Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||
2 United States of America | 8 (OT) | |||||||||
5 Sweden | 7 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[]
Oliver Kapanen scored early against Sweden to give the lead to Finland, with Leo Carlsson levelling the scores by the second period. Despite Niko Huuhtanen once again putting the Finns ahead, Carlsson and Victor Stjernborg both scored for the Swedes to complete the comeback and win the match 3–2.[33] Top seed Czechia defeated Switzerland 9–1, scoring 4 goals in the second period. They advanced to their first semi-finals since 2022.[34] The United States put 11 past Nikita Quapp and Rihards Babulis in a convincing 11–1 victory, with Logan Cooley earning a hat-trick.[35] A back-and-forth match between Canada and Slovakia saw both teams with 3 goals by the end of regulation, sending the match to overtime. Connor Bedard scored the winner in the 65th minute after weaving his way past multiple Slovak defenders. This marked his 3rd point of the match and his 21st of the tournament, maintaining his World Juniors record.[36][37][38][39]
| January 2, 2023 12:00 |
Finland
|
2–3 (1–1, 0–0, 1–2) |
Sweden
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 7,263 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jani Lampinen | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Graeden Hamilton Michael Tscherrig
| |
| O. Kapanen (Kemell, Koivunen) – 03:10 / Huuhtanen (Miettinen) – 44:03 | 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 | 16:55 – Carlsson (Jansson, Bystedt) / 56:33 – Carlsson (Bystedt, Wagner) / 58:55 – Stjernborg (SH) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 20 | ||
| January 2, 2023 14:30 |
Czechia
|
9–1 (3–1, 4–0, 2–0) |
Switzerland
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 8,746 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Kevin Pasche Alessio Beglieri |
Referees: Michael Campbell Mathieu Meniniti
| |
| Kulich (Svozil, Suchánek) – 02:41 / Marcel (SH) – 07:09 / Hauser (Marcel, Kos) – 09:37 / Jiříček (Kulich) – 20:28 / Kulich (Šalé, Brabenec) – 25:42 / Szturc (Svozil, Brabenec) – 33:10 / Šalé (Kulich) – 38:54 / Marcel (Čech, Ticháček) – 43:18 / Szturc (Ticháček, Jiříček) – 44:22 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 9–1 | 00:22 – Robin | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 18 | ||
| January 2, 2023 17:00 |
United States of America
|
11–1 (3–0, 5–0, 3–1) |
Germany
|
Avenir Centre, Moncton Attendance: 7,262 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Augustine Andrew Oke |
Goalies | Nikita Quapp Rihards Babulis |
Referees: Andreas Harnebring Tomas Hronský
| |
| Cooley (Ufko, Snuggerud) – 03:51 / Snuggerud (Ufko, Lucius) (PP) – 08:00 / Savage (Ufko, Peart) – 08:39 / Blake (Lucius, McGroarty) – 29:05 / Cooley (Ufko, Peart) – 31:03 / Gauthier (Mittlestadt) – 31:21 / Savage (Brindley, Mittlestadt) (SH) – 35:25 / Gauthier (Snuggerud, Cooley) – 37:24 / Connors (Duke, Hutson) – 44:36 / Cooley (Gauthier, Mittlestadt) – 46:53 / Duke (Ufko, Boucher) – 48:31 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 8–0 / 9–0 / 10–0 / 11–0 / 11–1 | 56:48 – Hauf (SH) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 22 | ||
| January 2, 2023 19:30 |
Canada
|
4–3 OT (1–0, 2–2, 0–1) (OT: 1–0) |
Slovakia
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,349 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Milic | Goalies | Adam Gajan | Referees: Marc Iwert Jakub Šindel
| |
| Bedard (Stankoven) – 06:07 / Guenther (Othmann, Bedard) (PP) – 25:02 / Ostapchuk (Dean, Gaucher) – 29:00 / Bedard – 65:17 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 | 26:58 – L. Nemec (S. Nemec, Petrovský) (PP) / 33:18 – Bačo (Repčík, Nátny) / 51:25 – L. Nemec (Mešár, Groch) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 57 | Shots | 27 | ||
Semifinals[]
In their second meeting in the tournament, Czechia advanced to their first final since 2001 after defeating Sweden 2–1. Ludvig Jansson scored first for Sweden, but David Jiříček equalized with less than a minute of regulation time. In the last minute of overtime, just as the match was about to go to a shootout, Jiří Kulich scored to send Czechia to the final.[40][41] Canada made a statement against rivals United States by beating them 6–2, sending Canada to their 4th consecutive World Juniors final. Despite United States leading 2–0 after 10 minutes, Canada soon found their form and scored 6 past the Americans.[42][43]
| January 4, 2023 15:30 |
Czechia
|
2–1 OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) |
Sweden
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 9,265 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Michael Campbell Graeden Hamilton
| |
| Jiříček (Špaček, Szturc) (EA) – 59:21 / Kulich (Šapovaliv, Špaček) – 69:10 | 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 | 21:39 – Jansson (E. Pettersson, Östlund) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 22 | ||
| January 4, 2023 19:30 |
United States of America
|
2–6 (2–1, 0–3, 0–2) |
Canada
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,636 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Augustine Kaidan Mbereko |
Goalies | Thomas Milic | Referees: Anssi Salonen Michaël Tscherrig
| |
| Cooley (Ufko, Snuggerud) – 01:19 / Connors (Stramel, Brindley) – 10:30 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6 | 11:49 – Bedard (Del Mastro, Roy) / 20:47 – Stankoven (Roy, Clarke) / 25:46 – Fantilli (Dean, Zellweger) / 32:20 – Roy (Stankoven, Bedard) / 49:45 – Clarke (Fantilli, Beck) / 56:45 – Roy (SH,ENG) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 37 | ||
Bronze Medal Game[]
The United States defeated Sweden in a 8–7 thriller, the most goals in a single World Juniors match since an 18 goal match between Canada and Germany in 2021. Chaz Lucius scored a hat-trick after a deflection off Swedish goaltender Carl Lindbom found its way to Lucius, who slotted it in the side netting to score the winning goal in overtime.[44][45][46]
| January 5, 2023 15:30 |
United States of America
|
8–7 OT (1–0, 4–5, 2–2) (OT: 1–0) |
Sweden
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 9,031 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Augustine Kaidan Mbereko |
Goalies | Carl Lindbom | Referees: Michael Campbell Graeden Hamilton
| |
| Cooley (Snuggerud) – 02:51 / Ufko (Snuggerud, Blake) (PP) – 21:51 / Lucius (Blake) – 25:04 / Gauthier (Cooley, McGroarty) (PP) – 30:42 / Lucius (Ufko) – 33:37 / Hughes (McGroarty) – 48:17 / Gauthier (McGroarty, Brindley) (PP) – 58:23 / Lucius (Hutson, Savage) – 62:06 | 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3 / 5–4 / 5–5 / 5–6 / 6–6 / 7–6 / 7–7 / 8–7 | 23:33 – Bystedt (Lekkerimäki, Rosén) / 26:35 – O. Pettersson (Sandin-Pellikka) / 28:52 – Carlsson (Wagner, Bystedt) / 38:52 – Oscarson (Carlsson, Jansson) (PP) / 39:18 – Öhgren / 44:00 – Östlund (E. Pettersson, Strömgren) / 59:38 – Bystedt (Rosén, Jansson) (EA) | ||
| 6 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 36 | ||
Gold Medal Game[]
| January 5, 2023 19:30 |
Czechia
|
2–3 OT (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–1) |
Canada
|
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax Attendance: 10,735 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Suchánek | Goalies | Thomas Milic | Referees: Andreas Harnebring Anssi Salonen
| |
| Kulich (Šalé, Šapovaliv) – 52:30 / Kos (Hamara) – 53:24 | 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 | 12:41 – Guenther (Clarke, Othmann) (PP) / 24:35 – Wright (Guenther, Othmann) / 66:22 – Guenther (Roy, Clarke) | ||
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 38 | ||
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Bedard | Canada |
7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | +14 | 2 |
| 2 | Logan Cooley | United States of America |
7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmy Snuggerud | United States of America |
7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 2 |
| 4 | Joshua Roy | Canada |
7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +14 | 0 |
| 5 | Logan Stankoven | Canada |
7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +12 | 0 |
| 6 | Dylan Guenther | Canada |
7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | –1 | 4 |
| 7 | Filip Bystedt | Sweden |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 4 |
| 7 | Cutter Gauthier | United States of America |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 2 |
| 7 | Ludvig Jansson | Sweden |
7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 4 |
| 10 | Ryan Ufko | United States of America |
7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +3 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com
Goaltending leaders[]
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Gajan | Slovakia |
250:15 | 10 | 2.40 | 156 | 93.59 | 1 |
| 2 | Tomáš Suchánek | Czechia |
435:13 | 11 | 1.52 | 167 | 93.41 | 1 |
| 3 | Jani Lampinen | Finland |
179:00 | 5 | 1.68 | 75 | 93.33 | 1 |
| 4 | Thomas Milic | Canada |
340:01 | 10 | 1.76 | 147 | 93.20 | 0 |
| 5 | Carl Lindbom | Sweden |
439:42 | 19 | 2.59 | 222 | 91.44 | 2 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Final standings[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (H)
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | Czechia
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 16 | Runners-up |
| 3 | United States of America
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 14 | Third Place |
| 4 | Sweden
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 13 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Finland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter Finals |
| 6 | Slovakia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Switzerland
|
5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | Germany
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 3 | |
| 9 | Latvia
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 7 | Avoided Relegation |
| 10 | Austria
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 | −38 | 0 | Relegated to 2024 Division I A |
Awards[]
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Adam Gajan
- Best Defenceman: David Jiříček
- Best Forward: Connor Bedard
- Best Goaltender:
Source: IIHF
- Media All-Stars:
- MVP: Connor Bedard
- Goaltender: Tomáš Suchánek
- Defencemen: David Jiříček / Ludvig Jansson
- Forwards: Logan Cooley / Jiří Kulich / Connor Bedard
- MVP:
Source: IIHF
Division I[]
Group A[]
The tournament was held in Asker, Norway, from 11 to 17 December 2022. Host nation Norway has been promoted to the 2024 Top Division World Junior Championships. Slovenia has been relegated to the 2024 Division I B Group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (H, P)
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 15 | Promoted to the 2024 Top Division |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 |  France
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Hungary
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Denmark
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Slovenia (R)
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 3 | Relegated to the 2024 Division I B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group B[]
The tournament was held in Bytom, Poland, from 11 to 17 December 2022. Japan has been promoted to the 2024 Division I A Group. South Korea has been relegated to the 2024 Division II A Group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (P)
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 13 | Promoted to the 2024 Division I A |
| 2 |  Ukraine
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Italy
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Poland (H)
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Estonia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 |  South Korea (R)
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 3 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Division II[]
Group A[]
The tournament was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 December 2022. Croatia has been promoted to the 2024 Division I B Group. Romania has been relegated to the 2024 Division II B Group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia (P)
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
| 2 |  United Kingdom
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Lithuania (H)
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Spain
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Romania (R)
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ IIHF - Kazakhstan, Japan get top events (en).
- ↑ Цена новой арены «Авангарда» осталась на уровне 12 млрд руб (ru).
- ↑ Russia to play 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship matches in Novosibirsk (2021-09-30).
- ↑ Strip Russia and Belarus of events and do not display their flags, says IOC (2022-02-25).
- ↑ Stephens, Mike. IIHF to Hold Meeting on Russia's Future at International Events (en).
- ↑ IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus. IIHF (February 28, 2022). Retrieved on February 28, 2022.
- ↑ Canada asked to host 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship (en).
- ↑ Saskatoon and Regina submitting joint bid to host 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship | Globalnews.ca (en-US).
- ↑ Halifax, Moncton named hosts for 2023 world junior hockey championships (en-US) (2022-05-05).
- ↑ Competition officials. IIHF.
- ↑ Groups for 2023 World Juniors. IIHF (August 17, 2022). Retrieved on August 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Swedes win big", 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "World Junior Takeaways: Canada flops in opener vs. Czechia, hosts 0-for-2 on ‘The Michigan’", 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "Swedes win thrilling goalie duel", 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "WORLD JUNIORS: Svozil Guides Czechia to 9-0 Win Over Austria, As Czechia Improves to 2-0", 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "Canada vs. Germany final score, results: Connor Bedard propels Canadians to beatdown at 2023 World Juniors", 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "WJC 2023 3 Up, 3 Down: Czechia vs Sweden", 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Canada vs. Austria final score, results: Connor Bedard makes Canadian World Juniors history in rout of Austria", 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Germany wins, qualifies for QF", 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "Czechia cruises to win over Germany at world juniors", 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "Swiss open with OT upset over Finns", 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "U.S. National Junior Team Downs Latvia, 5-2, in Tournament Opener", 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "Finland bounces back at world juniors, beats Slovakia", 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "Switzerland wins in shootout over Latvia in tight world junior game", 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "World Juniors 2023 takeaways: Slovakia stuns USA; Canada routs Germany on Day 3", 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "Finland blanks Latvia", 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "USA vs. Switzerland final score, results: Jimmy Snuggerud scores twice, Americans cruise to 2023 World Juniors win", 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Slovakia beats Latvia 3-0 at world junior hockey championship", 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "World juniors: Switzerland through to quarterfinals with shootout win over Slovakia", 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "USA vs. Finland live score, highlights, updates from 2023 World Juniors", 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "UNITED STATES 6-2 FINLAND DECEMBER 31ST 2022", 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Tournament Format.
- ↑ "Swedes edge Finns in first quarter-final", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "Czechia runs Switzerland ragged in overwhelming win", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. hammers Germany to move on", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "Bedard's magical moment sends Canada to World Junior semis", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "2023 World Juniors QF #4: Canada vs. Slovakia recap — A legendary finish", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "WORLD JUNIORS RECAP – CANADA 4, SLOVAKIA 3 (OT)", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "Bedard magic in OT wins classic", 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "Kulich's OT goal puts Czechia into final", 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Kulich scores OT winner to send Czechia to gold medal game at World Juniors", 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "2023 World Juniors takeaways: Canada, USA, Czechia, Sweden advance to semifinals", 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Bedard sparks rally as Canada eliminates U.S. at world juniors", 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "USA vs. Sweden final score, results: Chaz Lucius' OT winner lifts Americans to World Juniors bronze", 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. outscores Swedes for bronze in OT", 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "2023 World Juniors: USA Beats Sweden In Wild Bronze-Medal Game .", 5 January 2023.
Group B[]
The tournament will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 16 to 22 January 2023. The winner will be promoted to the 2024 Division II A, replacing the relegated Romania.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (P)
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
| 2 |  Belgium
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Serbia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Iceland (H)
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Mexico (R)
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III |
Division III[]
The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 26 January to 2 February 2023. The winner, Australia, has been promoted to the 2024 Division II B Group, replacing Mexico, the relegated team from Division II B Group.
- Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
- Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Bulgaria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Turkey (H)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 0 |
Playoffs[]
Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals, winner is promoted to Division II B.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 January | ||||||||||
1A Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 1 February | ||||||||||
4B South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
1 Israel | 6 | |||||||||
| 30 January | ||||||||||
5 Turkey | 4 | |||||||||
1B Israel | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 February | ||||||||||
4A Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |||||||||
1 Israel | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 January | ||||||||||
2 Australia | 4 | |||||||||
2A Kyrgyzstan | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 February | ||||||||||
3B Turkey | 3 | |||||||||
2 Australia | 4 | |||||||||
| 30 January | ||||||||||
3 Bulgaria | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
2B Bulgaria | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 February | ||||||||||
3A New Zealand | 2 | |||||||||
3 Bulgaria | 8 | |||||||||
5 Turkey | 3 | |||||||||
References[]
| 2022–23 in men's ice hockey | |||||||
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| International | World Championships (Championship - Rosters - Group A - Group B - Playoff round - Final) Division I - Division II - Division III - Division IV Under-20 (Division I -Division II -Division III) Under-18 (Division I - Division II - Division III) | ||||||
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