IIHF World Junior Championship Host Country list

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United States v Germany: Quarterfinals - 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
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The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual ice hockey tournament that is organized from late December to January. The tournament was first held in 1977 as an officially sponsored tournament by IIHF. Before being sponsored by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ), unofficial versions of the tournament took place from 1974-1976. It has since become one of the most prestigious events in international hockey, featuring under-20 teams from the top ice hockey nations around the world. As of 2024, Canada holds the most gold medals, with 20 titles as of 2024.

IIHF World Junior Championship Host Country list

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship will be the 49th edition of the tournament, taking place from December 26, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The tournament will be hosted in Ottawa, Canada. Canada has hosted the most WJC, marking the 19th time in 2025. It will be the fourth time in six years that the tournament returns to Canada, with games played at the Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place Arena. Games will be held at two venues: the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, which has a seating capacity of 18,655, and TD Place Arena, home of the Ottawa 67's, which holds 8,585 spectators.

Below is the list of all the countries that have hosted the IIHF World Junior Championship, as of 2024,

YearHost CountryGold MedalSilver MedalBronze Medal
2025Canada---
2024SwedenUnited StatesSwedenCzechia
2023CanadaCanadaCzechiaUnited States
2022CanadaCanadaFinlandSweden
2021CanadaUnited StatesCanadaFinland
2020Czech RepublicCanadaRussiaSweden
2019CanadaFinlandUnited StatesRussia
2018United StatesCanadaSwedenUnited States
2017CanadaUnited StatesCanadaRussia
2016FinlandFinlandRussiaUnited States
2015CanadaCanadaRussiaSlovakia
2014SwedenFinlandSwedenRussia
2013RussiaUnited StatesSwedenRussia
2012CanadaSwedenRussiaCanada
2011United StatesRussiaCanadaUnited States
2010CanadaUnited StatesCanadaSweden
2009CanadaCanadaSwedenRussia
2008Czech RepublicCanadaSwedenRussia
2007SwedenCanadaRussiaUnited States
2006CanadaCanadaRussiaFinland
2005United StatesCanadaRussiaCzech Republic
2004FinlandUnited StatesCanadaFinland
2003CanadaRussiaCanadaFinland
2002Czech RepublicRussiaCanadaFinland
2001RussiaCzech RepublicFinlandCanada
2000SwedenCzech RepublicRussiaCanada
1999CanadaRussiaCanadaSlovakia
1998FinlandFinlandRussiaSwitzerland
1997SwitzerlandCanadaUnited StatesRussia
1996United StatesCanadaSwedenRussia
1995CanadaCanadaRussiaSweden
1994Czech RepublicCanadaSwedenRussia
1993SwedenCanadaSwedenCzechoslovakia
1992GermanyCISSwedenUnited States
1991CanadaCanadaSoviet UnionCzechoslovakia
1990FinlandCanadaSoviet UnionCzechoslovakia
1989United StatesSoviet UnionSwedenCzechoslovakia
1988Soviet UnionCanadaSoviet UnionFinland
1987CzechoslovakiaFinlandCzechoslovakiaSweden
1986CanadaSoviet UnionCanadaUnited States
1985FinlandCanadaCzechoslovakiaSoviet Union
1984SwedenSoviet UnionFinlandCzechoslovakia
1983Soviet UnionSoviet UnionCzechoslovakiaCanada
1982United StatesCanadaCzechoslovakiaFinland
1981GermanySwedenFinlandSoviet Union
1980FinlandSoviet UnionFinlandSweden
1979SwedenSoviet UnionCzechoslovakiaSweden
1978CanadaSoviet UnionSwedenCanada
1977CzechoslovakiaSoviet UnionCanadaCzechoslovakia
1976*FinlandSoviet UnionCanadaCzechoslovakia
1975*United States/CanadaSoviet UnionCanadaSweden
1974*Soviet UnionSoviet UnionFinlandCanada

Related : List of IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Winner Year by Year

FAQs on IIHF World Junior Championship

A. As of 2024, Canada has won the IIHF WJC title 20 times.

A. The 2026 IIHF World Championship will be held in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, USA.

A. The World Junior Hockey 2024 was held in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A. The 2027 IIHF World Juniors will be held in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. 

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