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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2024 WJHC) was the 48th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship's top division. It was held from 26 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. This was the seventh time that Sweden has hosted the WJHC, and the first time in Gothenburg. Canada entered the tournament as two-time defending champions.
A player is eligible to play in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships if: [22] the player is eligible to compete as a male athlete the player has his 20th birthday in the year of the tournament's ending (e.g. born in 1994 for 2014 tournament), and at latest, the fifth year after the tournament's ending (e.g. born in 1999 for 2014 tournament);
1.1 Canada. 1.2 Finland. 1.3 ... Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Group A
The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2025 WJC) will be the 49th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will begin on December 26, 2024, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2025. The United States will enter the tournament as the defending champions after defeating Sweden 6–2 in 2024 final.
The Canadian junior team is the most successful in the world, having medalled in 34 of 46 events held since 1977, winning a record 20 gold medals. Its success can be traced back to the formation of the Program of Excellence in 1982 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association , which created the first true national junior team.
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. Every year Team Canada plays their final Round Robin game on New Year's Eve. In years when the tournament is played in or near Canada, large crowds attend the game.
Jordan Eberle, who played in the 2009 and 2010 tournaments, is Canada's all-time leading goal scorer, with 14 goals. Canada has participated in all 39 World Under-20 Championships, an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The first World Under-20 Championship was held in 1974, although the ...
As of 2024, 48 official tournaments have been staged, while the 2022 tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada (20 gold medals) and the Soviet Union/CIS/Russia (13 gold medals).