Team Canada New Year's Eve Game

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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 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. It is also broadcast annually by TSN (English) and RDS (French), attracting large audiences. In years that Canada and the United States are grouped in the same pool, 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 will 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. [1]

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List of games

YearDateTime (EST)VenueHost cityTeam 1ScoreTeam 2AttendanceGame reference
2000 Friday, Dec 31, 199910:00am Skellefteå Kraft Arena Flag of Sweden.svg Skellefteå, Sweden Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgDFlag of the United States.svg  United States 596 Game reference
2001 Sunday, Dec 31, 20009:00am Vityaz Ice Palace Flag of Russia.svg Podolsk, Russia Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8−4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1,300 Game reference
2002 Monday, Dec 30, 20011:00pm Hradec Králové Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgLFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 3,500 Game reference
2003 Tuesday, Dec 31, 20027:00pm Halifax Metro Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5−3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10,594 Game reference
2004 Wednesday, Dec 31, 20039:00am Helsinki Ice Hall Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5−2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2,816 Game reference
2005 Thursday, Dec. 30, 20044:30pm Ralph Engelstad Arena Flag of the United States.svg Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8−1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9,697 Game reference
2006 Saturday, Dec 31, 20057:00pm Pacific Coliseum Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3−2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16,083 Game reference
2007 Sunday, Dec 31, 20067:00am Ejendals Arena Flag of Sweden.svg Leksand, Sweden Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3−0Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1,434 Game reference
2008 Monday, Dec 31, 200712:00pm ČEZ Aréna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pardubice, Czech Republic Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4−1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,158 Game reference
2009 Wednesday, Dec 31, 20087:30pm Scotiabank Place Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7−4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20,223 Game reference
2010 Thursday, Dec 31, 20098:00pm Credit Union Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5−4 SOFlag of the United States.svg  United States 15,171 Game reference
2011 Friday, Dec 31, 20104:00pm HSBC Arena Flag of the United States.svg Buffalo, New York, United States Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgLFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17,761 Game reference
2012 Saturday, Dec 31, 20118:00pm Rexall Place Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3−2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16,647 Game reference
2013 Monday, Dec 31, 20129:00am Ufa Arena Flag of Russia.svg Ufa, Russia Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4−1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7,988 Game reference
2014 Tuesday, Dec 31, 201311:30am Malmö Isstadion Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö, Sweden Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3−2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3,882 Game reference
2015 Wednesday, Dec 31, 20144:00pm Bell Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5−3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18,295 Game reference
2016 Thursday, Dec 31, 20151:00pm Helsinki Ice Hall Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgLFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7,003 Game reference
2017 Saturday, Dec 31, 20163:30pm Air Canada Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgLFlag of the United States.svg  United States 18,584 Game reference
2018 Saturday, Dec 30, 20178:00pm KeyBank Center Flag of the United States.svg Buffalo, New York, United States Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8−0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8,671 Game reference
2019 Monday, Dec 31, 20188:00pm Rogers Arena Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgLFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 17,556 Game reference
2020 Tuesday, Dec 31, 20191:00pm Ostravar Aréna Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava, Czech Republic Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7−2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8,693 Game reference
2021 Thursday, Dec 31, 20206:00pm Rogers Place Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4−1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0 [note 1] Game reference
2022 Friday, Dec 31, 20217:00pmRogers Place Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgCancelledFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
2023 Saturday, Dec 31, 20226:30pm Scotiabank Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5−1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10,301 Game reference
2024 Sunday, Dec 31, 20231:30pm Scandinavium Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg, Sweden Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6−3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7,327 Game reference
2025 Tuesday, Dec 31, 20248:00pm Canadian Tire Centre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgLFlag of the United States.svg  United States 18,935 Game reference
2026 Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 (unconfirmed) 3M Arena at Mariucci Flag of the United States.svg Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg

Notes

  1. The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. Podnieks, Andrew (December 30, 2024). "IIHF - Canada-United States: The Complete New Year's Eve history". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 30, 2025.