A highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national under-20 ice hockey teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. The two countries are perennial rivals at the World Junior Championships for players under 20 years of age. Overall, Canada holds a total of 20 gold medals, while the United States holds seven gold medals.

On December 29, 2017, the two teams played each other outdoors at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York, during the 2018 World Junior Championships. The U.S. won the game 4–3 over Canada in a game-winning shootout. This was the first outdoor game held at any top-level IIHF World Championship.

List of matches

Statistics Last match update: December 31, 2024 Competition Matches Wins Ties Goal difference CAN USA CAN USA World Junior Championships 52 36 13 3 208 151 Other 6 2 4 0 24 28 Total 58 38 17 3 232 179

Matches Legend

– Canada win – Canada OT win – Tie

– U.S. win – U.S. OT win

Date Tournament Type Winning team Scores (by period) Losing team Host venue December 1973 1974 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–4(1–1, 1–2, 3–1) Leningrad December 1974 1975 World Junior Championships Round-robin 9–3(1–2, 4–1, 4–0) Brandon, Manitoba 1977 World Junior Championships Round-robin 8–2(3–2, 2–0, 3–0) Zvolen 1978 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–3(2–1, 1–2, 3–0) Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec 1979 World Junior Championships Consolation round 6–3(1–0, 4–3, 1–0) Karlstad 1980 World Junior Championships Consolation round 4–2(0–0, 3–2, 1–0) Helsinki 1981 World Junior Championships Consolation round 7–3(2–1, 2–2, 3–0) Landsberg 1982 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–4(0–2, 4–1, 1–1) Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota 1983 World Junior Championships Round-robin 4–2(2–2, 1–0, 1–0) Leningrad 1984 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–2(3–0, 2–2, 0–0) Nyköping 1985 World Junior Championships Round-robin 7–5(3–2, 0–2, 4–1) Turku 1986 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–2(1–1, 2–1, 2–0) Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario 1987 World Junior Championships Round-robin 6–2(3–1, 1–1, 2–0) Piestany 1988 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–4(2–2, 3–0, 0–2) Moscow 1989 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–1(2–0, 2–0, 1–1) Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska 1990 World Junior Championships Round-robin 3–2(0–0, 1–1, 2–1) Turku 1991 World Junior Championships Round-robin 4–4(1–3, 1–0, 2–1) Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1992 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–3(1–2, 1–0, 3–1) Füssen 1993 World Junior Championships Round-robin 3–0(1–0, 2–0, 0–0) Gävle 1994 World Junior Championships Round-robin 8–3(4–2, 2–0, 2–1) Frydek-Mistek 1995 World Junior Championships Round-robin 8–3(4–0, 3–1, 1–2) ENMAX Centrium, Red Deer, Alberta 1996 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–1(3–0, 2–0, 1–1) Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts 1997 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–4(2–2, 1–0, 1–2) Geneva Final 2–0(0–0, 1–0, 1–0) Geneva 1998 World Junior Championships 5th–8th placement games 3–0(1–0, 1–0, 1–0) Hameenlinna Ice Arena, Hämeenlinna 1999 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 5–2(1–0, 3–2, 1–0) Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2000 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 1–1(0–0, 1–0, 0–1) Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå Bronze medal game 4–3 SO(0–1, 1–1, 2–1)(OT: 0–0) Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå 2001 World Junior Championships Quarterfinals 2–1(1–1, 0–0, 1–0) Soviet Wings Arena, Moscow 2003 World Junior Championships Semifinals 3–2(1–1, 1–0, 1–1) Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia 2004 World Junior Championships Final 4–3(1–1, 0–2, 3–0) Hameenlinna Ice Arena, Hämeenlinna 2006 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–2(2–1, 0–1, 1–0) Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia 2007 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–3(2–0, 1–2, 3–1) FM Mattsson Arena, Mora Semifinals 2–1 SO(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)(OT: 0–0) Ejendals Arena, Leksand 2008 World Junior Championships Semifinals 4–1(0–0, 2–0, 2–1) ČEZ Arena, Pardubice 2009 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 7–4(3–3, 2–1, 2–0) Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario 2010 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 5–4 SO(1–1, 1–2, 2–1)(OT: 0–0) Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Final 6–5 OT(2–2, 1–1, 2–2)(OT: 1–0) Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2011 World Junior Championships Semifinals 4–1(2–0, 1–0, 1–1) HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York 2012 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–2(3–0, 0–0, 0–2) Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta 2013 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 2–1(2–0, 0–0, 0–1) Ufa Arena, Ufa Semifinals 5–1(2–0, 2–0, 1–1) Ufa Arena, Ufa 2013 National Junior Evaluation Camp Exhibition 5–1(?–?, ?–?, ?–?) Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York 2014 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–2(0–0, 1–1, 2–1) Malmö Isstadion, Malmö 2015 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 5–3(0–0, 2–1, 3–2) Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec 2016 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–2(0–0, 1–1, 3–1) Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp Exhibition 5–1(?–?, ?–?, ?–?) USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth, Michigan 2017 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–1(2–0, 1–1, 0–0) Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Final 5–4 SO(0–2, 2–0, 2–2)(OT: 0–0) Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase Exhibition 7–5(?–?, ?–?, ?–?) USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth, Michigan 2018 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–3 SO(0–2, 1–1, 2–0)(OT: 0–0) New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York 2018 Sport Chek World Junior Showcase Exhibition 6–5(2–1, 3–2, 1–2) Sandman Centre, Kamloops, British Columbia 2019 Sport Chek World Junior Showcase Exhibition 4–1(1–0, 1–0, 2–1) USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth, Michigan 5–3(2–1, 1–2, 2–0) USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth, Michigan 2020 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–4(0–2, 3–0, 3–2) Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava 2021 World Junior Championships Final 2–0(1–0, 1–0, 0–0) Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta 2023 World Junior Championships Semifinals 6–2(1–2, 3–0, 2–0) Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia 2025 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–1(1–0, 0–0, 3–1) Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

See also Canada–United States women's national ice hockey rivalry Team Canada New Year's Eve Game, Canada's annual World Juniors game on New Year's Eve that frequently features the United States

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