Team Canada New Year's Eve Game

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. In almost every year Canada plays their final round-robin game on New Year's Eve. It is broadcast annually by TSN (English) and RDS (French), attracting large audiences. If in the same group, 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, Canada would play on December 30 instead. In 2018, Canada's last round-robin game was also December 30; 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 TournamentDateTime (EST)VenueHost cityTeam 1ScoreTeam 2AttendanceGame reference2000Friday, Dec 31, 199910:00amSkellefteå Kraft Arena Skellefteå, Sweden1−1596Game reference2001Sunday, Dec 31, 20009:00amVityaz Ice Palace Podolsk, Russia1,300Game reference2002Monday, Dec 30, 20011:00pmHradec Králové Hradec Králové, Czech Republic1−43,500Game reference2003Tuesday, Dec 31, 20027:00pmHalifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada10,594Game reference2004Wednesday, Dec 31, 20039:00amHelsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland2,816Game reference2005Thursday, Dec. 30, 20044:30pmRalph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States9,697Game reference2006Saturday, Dec 31, 20057:00pmPacific Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada16,083Game reference2007Sunday, Dec 31, 20067:00amEjendals Arena Leksand, Sweden1,434Game reference2008Monday, Dec 31, 200712:00pmČEZ Aréna Pardubice, Czech Republic1,158Game reference2009Wednesday, Dec 31, 20087:30pmScotiabank Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada20,223Game reference2010Thursday, Dec 31, 20098:00pmCredit Union Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada15,171Game reference2011Friday, Dec 31, 20104:00pmHSBC Arena Buffalo, New York, United States5−6 SO17,761Game reference2012Saturday, Dec 31, 20118:00pmRexall Place Edmonton, Alberta, Canada16,647Game reference2013Monday, Dec 31, 20129:00amUfa Arena Ufa, Russia7,988Game reference2014Tuesday, Dec 31, 201311:30amMalmö Isstadion Malmö, Sweden3,882Game reference2015Wednesday, Dec 31, 20144:00pmBell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada18,295Game reference2016Thursday, Dec 31, 20151:00pmHelsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland2−57,003Game reference2017Saturday, Dec 31, 20163:30pmAir Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada1−318,584Game reference2018Saturday, Dec 30, 20178:00pmKeyBank Center Buffalo, New York, United States8,671Game reference2019Monday, Dec 31, 20188:00pmRogers Arena Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada1−217,556Game reference2020Tuesday, Dec 31, 20191:00pmOstravar Aréna Ostrava, Czech Republic8,693Game reference2021Thursday, Dec 31, 20206:00pmRogers Place Edmonton, Alberta, Canada0The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Game reference2022Friday, Dec 31, 20217:00pmRogers Place Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCancelled2023Saturday, Dec 31, 20226:30pmScotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada10,301Game reference2024Sunday, Dec 31, 20231:30pmScandinavium Gothenburg, Sweden7,327Game reference2025Tuesday, Dec 31, 20248:00pmCanadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1−418,935Game reference2026Wednesday, Dec 31, 20257:30pm3M Arena at Mariucci Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States7,582 Game reference

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