2027 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2027 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
City	Edmonton Red Deer
Dates	December 26, 2026 – January 5, 2027
Teams	10
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The 2027 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2027 WJC) will be the 51st Ice Hockey World Junior Championships organized by the IIHF. There are seven tournament tiers. The top division will begin December 26, 2026, and end with the gold medal game on January 5, 2027.

Preliminary round

Seeding

The preliminary group distribution is based on the order of finish at the 2026 World Junior Championship, with promoted Norway taking the place of relegated Denmark. Tournament organizers still have the option to swap two of the teams to boost attendance. ^[1]

Group A (Rogers Place)   Czechia (2)   Canada (3) (H)    Switzerland (6)   Latvia (7)   Norway (11-Promoted)

Group B (Marchant Crane Centrium)   Sweden (1)   Finland (4)   United States (5)   Slovakia (8)   Germany (9)

Division I

Group A

•   Austria
•   Denmark – relegated from Top Division
•   Hungary – promoted from Division I B
•   Kazakhstan
•   Slovenia
•   Ukraine

Group B

•   Estonia
•   France – relegated from Division I A
•   Japan
•   Lithuania
•   Poland
•   South Korea – promoted from Division II A

Division II

Group A

•   China
•   Croatia
•   Great Britain
•   Italy – relegated from Division I B
•   Romania

Group B

•   Spain – relegated from Division II A

Notes

1. "Probable Groups For 2027 World Juniors In Alberta". The Hockey News . Retrieved January 5, 2026.