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2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Canada 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) Flag of Canada Connor Bedard
(23 points)
MVP Flag of Canada 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

Rosters[]

Main article: 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters

Officials[]

The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2023 World Junior Championships.[10]

Referees

  • Flag of Canada Michael Campbell
  • Flag of Canada Graeden Hamilton
  • Flag of Sweden Andreas Harnebring
  • Flag of Slovakia Tomas Hronsky
  • Flag of Germany Marc Iwert
  • Flag of Sweden Richard Magnusson
  • Flag of Canada Mathieu Menniti
  • Flag of Finland Anssi Salonen
  • Flag of the United States Peter Schlittenhardt
  • Flag of the Czech Republic Jakub Sindel
  • Flag of Switzerland Michael Tscherrig
  • Flag of the United States Riley Yerkovich

Linesmen

  • Flag of Switzerland Dario Fuchs
  • Flag of France Clement Goncalves
  • Flag of the United States Brandon Grillo
  • Flag of Finland Onni Hautamaki
  • Flag of the Czech Republic David Kloucek
  • Flag of Canada Spencer Knox
  • Flag of Slovakia Daniel Konc
  • Flag of Germany Patrick Laguzov
  • Flag of Sweden Daniel Persson
  • Flag of the United States John Waleski
  • Flag of Canada 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
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
December 26, 2022
14:30 		Sweden  11–0
(2–0, 6–0, 3–0) 		 Austria Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,274
December 26, 2022
19:30 		Czechia  5–2
(2–1, 3–1, 0–0) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,030
December 27, 2022
14:30 		Germany  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Sweden Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,632
December 27, 2022
19:30 		Austria  0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2) 		 Czechia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,105
December 28, 2022
19:30 		Canada  11–2
(3–1, 6–0, 2–1) 		 Germany Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,263
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
December 29, 2022
19:30 		Austria  0–11
(0–3, 0–4, 0–4) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,170
December 30, 2022
17:30 		Germany  4–2
(1–0, 3–1, 0–1) 		 Austria Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
December 31, 2022
14:30 		Czechia  8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0) 		 Germany Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,454
December 31, 2022
19:30 		Canada  5–1
(3–1, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Sweden Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,301

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
Source: IIHF
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
December 26, 2022
17:00 		Latvia  2–5
(0–0, 2–2, 0–3) 		 United States of America Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,927
December 27, 2022
12:00 		Finland  5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1) 		 Slovakia Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,617
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
December 28, 2022
17:00 		Slovakia  6–3
(1–2, 3–0, 2–1) 		 United States of America Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 6,438
December 29, 2022
12:00 		Latvia  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1) 		 Finland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,081
December 29, 2022
17:00 		United States of America  5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0) 		 Switzerland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,024
December 30, 2022
12:00 		Slovakia  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Latvia Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 3,878
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
December 31, 2022
17:00 		United States of America  6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0) 		 Finland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 8,231

Relegation[]

January 2, 2023
10:30 		Latvia  5–2
(1–2, 1–0, 3–0) 		 Austria Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 4,879
January 4, 2023
11:00 		Austria  2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1) 		 Latvia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 3,456

Note: Flag of Austria Austria was relegated for the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Flag of Norway 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]

  1. Higher position in their respective group
  2. Greater number of points
  3. Better goal differential (GD)
  4. Greater number of goals scored (GF)
  5. 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[]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 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
January 2, 2023
14:30 		Czechia  9–1
(3–1, 4–0, 2–0) 		 Switzerland Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,746
January 2, 2023
17:00 		United States of America  11–1
(3–0, 5–0, 3–1) 		 Germany Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,262
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

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
January 4, 2023
19:30 		United States of America  2–6
(2–1, 0–3, 0–2) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,636

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

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

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
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Awards[]

Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I[]

Main article: 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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
[v • d • e]
 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
Source: IIHF
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
[v • d • e]
 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
Source: IIHF
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[]

Main article: 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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
[v • d • e]
 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
Source: IIHF
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:
  1. ↑ IIHF - Kazakhstan, Japan get top events (en).
  2. ↑ Цена новой арены «Авангарда» осталась на уровне 12 млрд руб (ru).
  3. ↑ Russia to play 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship matches in Novosibirsk (2021-09-30).
  4. ↑ Strip Russia and Belarus of events and do not display their flags, says IOC (2022-02-25).
  5. ↑ Stephens, Mike. IIHF to Hold Meeting on Russia's Future at International Events (en).
  6. ↑ IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus. IIHF (February 28, 2022). Retrieved on February 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ Canada asked to host 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship (en).
  8. ↑ Saskatoon and Regina submitting joint bid to host 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship | Globalnews.ca (en-US).
  9. ↑ Halifax, Moncton named hosts for 2023 world junior hockey championships (en-US) (2022-05-05).
  10. ↑ Competition officials. IIHF.
  11. ↑ Groups for 2023 World Juniors. IIHF (August 17, 2022). Retrieved on August 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Swedes win big", 26 December 2022. 
  13. ↑ "World Junior Takeaways: Canada flops in opener vs. Czechia, hosts 0-for-2 on ‘The Michigan’", 26 December 2022. 
  14. ↑ "Swedes win thrilling goalie duel", 27 December 2022. 
  15. ↑ "WORLD JUNIORS: Svozil Guides Czechia to 9-0 Win Over Austria, As Czechia Improves to 2-0", 27 December 2022. 
  16. ↑ "Canada vs. Germany final score, results: Connor Bedard propels Canadians to beatdown at 2023 World Juniors", 28 December 2022. 
  17. ↑ "WJC 2023 3 Up, 3 Down: Czechia vs Sweden", 29 December 2022. 
  18. ↑ "Canada vs. Austria final score, results: Connor Bedard makes Canadian World Juniors history in rout of Austria", 29 December 2022. 
  19. ↑ "Germany wins, qualifies for QF", 30 December 2022. 
  20. ↑ "Czechia cruises to win over Germany at world juniors", 31 December 2022. 
  21. ↑ "Swiss open with OT upset over Finns", 26 December 2022. 
  22. ↑ "U.S. National Junior Team Downs Latvia, 5-2, in Tournament Opener", 26 December 2022. 
  23. ↑ "Finland bounces back at world juniors, beats Slovakia", 27 December 2022. 
  24. ↑ "Switzerland wins in shootout over Latvia in tight world junior game", 27 December 2022. 
  25. ↑ "World Juniors 2023 takeaways: Slovakia stuns USA; Canada routs Germany on Day 3", 28 December 2022. 
  26. ↑ "Finland blanks Latvia", 29 December 2022. 
  27. ↑ "USA vs. Switzerland final score, results: Jimmy Snuggerud scores twice, Americans cruise to 2023 World Juniors win", 29 December 2022. 
  28. ↑ "Slovakia beats Latvia 3-0 at world junior hockey championship", 30 December 2022. 
  29. ↑ "World juniors: Switzerland through to quarterfinals with shootout win over Slovakia", 31 December 2022. 
  30. ↑ "USA vs. Finland live score, highlights, updates from 2023 World Juniors", 31 December 2022. 
  31. ↑ "UNITED STATES 6-2 FINLAND DECEMBER 31ST 2022", 31 December 2022. 
  32. ↑ Tournament Format.
  33. ↑ "Swedes edge Finns in first quarter-final", 2 January 2023. 
  34. ↑ "Czechia runs Switzerland ragged in overwhelming win", 2 January 2023. 
  35. ↑ "U.S. hammers Germany to move on", 2 January 2023. 
  36. ↑ "Bedard's magical moment sends Canada to World Junior semis", 2 January 2023. 
  37. ↑ "2023 World Juniors QF #4: Canada vs. Slovakia recap — A legendary finish", 2 January 2023. 
  38. ↑ "WORLD JUNIORS RECAP – CANADA 4, SLOVAKIA 3 (OT)", 2 January 2023. 
  39. ↑ "Bedard magic in OT wins classic", 2 January 2023. 
  40. ↑ "Kulich's OT goal puts Czechia into final", 4 January 2023. 
  41. ↑ "Kulich scores OT winner to send Czechia to gold medal game at World Juniors", 4 January 2023. 
  42. ↑ "2023 World Juniors takeaways: Canada, USA, Czechia, Sweden advance to semifinals", 4 January 2023. 
  43. ↑ "Bedard sparks rally as Canada eliminates U.S. at world juniors", 4 January 2023. 
  44. ↑ "USA vs. Sweden final score, results: Chaz Lucius' OT winner lifts Americans to World Juniors bronze", 5 January 2023. 
  45. ↑ "U.S. outscores Swedes for bronze in OT", 5 January 2023. 
  46. ↑ "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
Source: IIHF
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division III[]

Main article: 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – 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
Source: IIHF
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
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Playoffs[]

Teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals, winner is promoted to Division II B.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 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[]

IIHF World U20 Championships
Current champions (2025):  United States of America
2025 Championship teams Canada -  Czechia -  Finland -  Germany -  Kazakhstan -  Latvia -  Slovakia -  Sweden -  Switzerland -  United States of America
ChampionshipsSoviet Union 1974 (unofficial) - Canada 1975 (unofficial) - Finland 1976 (unofficial) - Czechoslovakia 1977 - Canada 1978 - Sweden 1979 - Finland 1980 - West Germany 1981 - United States 1982 - Soviet Union 1983 - Sweden 1984 - Finland 1985 - Canada 1986 - Czechoslovakia 1987 - Soviet Union 1988 - United States 1989 - Finland 1990 - Canada 1991 - Germany 1992 - Sweden 1993 - Czech Republic 1994 - Canada 1995 - United States 1996 - Switzerland 1997 - Finland 1998 - Canada 1999 - Sweden 2000 - Russia 2001 - Czech Republic 2002 - Canada 2003 - Finland 2004 - United States 2005 - Canada 2006 - Sweden 2007 - Czech Republic 2008 - Canada 2009 - Canada 2010 - United States 2011 - Canada 2012 - Russia 2013 - Sweden 2014 - Canada 2015 - Finland 2016 - Canada 2017 - United States 2018 - Canada 2019 - Czech Republic 2020 - Canada 2021 - Sweden 2022 - Canada 2023 - Sweden 2024- Canada 2025 - United States 2026
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