World Juniors playoff schedule 2022: Dates, times, matchups for knockout stage of 2022 IIHF World U20 Championship
The preliminary round is over. The rest of World Juniors 2022 is simple – survive and advance.
The knockout stages of the tournament begin on Wednesday as the field was slightly reduced from 10 to eight teams. After a week of competition in group play, the top four teams in each group advance to play for a medal.
There weren’t too many surprises in the prelims, with Canada, USA, Sweden and Finland taking the top four teams, as expected. We were in for a big surprise, however, as Latvia secured their first-ever World Juniors preliminary win, upsetting the Czech Republic to take third place in Group A.
With the victory, they edged Slovakia out of the medal fight and joined Austria as the two teams that will not advance to the knockout rounds.
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Here’s everything you need to know about World Juniors 2022 playoff times, TV channels and dates.
How to watch World Juniors 2022 on TV or live stream
- TV stations (Canada): TSN
- Live stream (Canada): TSN.ca, TSN app
- TV stations (USA): NHL Network
- Live Stream (USA): fuboTV
TSN and the NHL Network will once again host all the action at World Juniors 2022.
American audiences can watch the games live on TV on the NHL Network or stream them via fuboTV.
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EJ Hradek will take on play-by-play duties for all games with Team USA. He is joined on the broadcasts by analyst Dave Starman and reporter Jon Rosen.
Canadian viewers can watch the competition on TSN or stream the games via TSN.ca or the TSN app.
Junior World Ranking 2022
Team Canada and Team USA each achieved a perfect 4-0-0-0 and secured the top spots in their respective groups.
Finland were the only other team to have multiple wins in Group A, recording two regular wins and a penalty shootout win to finish second. Latvia’s surprise win over the Czech Republic put them in third place, knocking out Czech Republic in fourth place and Slovakia out of the quarterfinals.
In Group B, Sweden finished second after losing only to the USA. Germany secured third place with victories over Switzerland and Austria, while the Swiss secured their ticket to the quarter-finals with a win over Austria.
Group A
| team | games | wins | OT wins | OT losses | losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8th |
| Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Group B
| team | games | wins | OT wins | OT losses | losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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No teams will be relegated, so the same 10 countries will compete again in December’s 2023 tournament.
Where will the World Juniors 2022 take place?
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta
- Venue: Roger’s Place
The 2022 World Junior Championships will be held in Edmonton, Alberta. All games will be played at Rogers Place, home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. It’s the first time since 1988 that there aren’t multiple venues.
Last December, when the 2022 tournament originally started, it was set for both Edmonton and Red Deer. Games were split between Rogers Place and the Peavey Mart Centrum in Red Deer, home of the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels.
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Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 tournament was scheduled to take place in Gothenburg, Sweden. However, due to restrictions introduced with COVID-19, it was changed to Edmonton in September 2020. Instead, Gothenburg was reassigned for the 2024 tournament.
This year Edmonton will host World Juniors games for the fourth time, having previously hosted 1995, 2012 and 2021.
2022 World Juniors knockout round schedule
Wednesday 17 August
| Match | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Finland vs Germany | 12 o’clock | TSN/NHL Network |
| Sweden vs Latvia | 3:30 p.m | TSN/NHL Network |
| Canada vs Switzerland | 19 o’clock | TSN/NHL Network |
| USA vs Czech Republic | 10:30 a.m | TSN/NHL Network |
Friday 19 August
| Match | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| semifinals | 14 o’clock | TSN/NHL Network |
| semifinals | 6 p.m | TSN/NHL Network |
Friday 19 August
| Match | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze medal game | 14 o’clock | TSN/NHL Network |
| gold medal game | 6 p.m | TSN/NHL Network |
2022 World Juniors preliminary round results
Tuesday, August 9th
| Match |
|---|
| Czech Republic 5, Slovakia 4 |
| Finland 6, Latvia 1 |
| USA 5, Germany 1 |
Wednesday 10 August
| Match |
|---|
| Sweden 3, Switzerland 2 |
| Canada 5, Latvia 2 |
| Germany 4, Austria 2 |
Thursday 11 August
| Match |
|---|
| Finland 4, Czech Republic 3 (SO) |
| Canada 11, Slovakia 1 |
| USA 7, Switzerland 1 |
Friday 12 August
| Match |
|---|
| Sweden 6, Austria 0 |
| Slovakia 3, Latvia 2 (SO) |
Saturday August 13th
| Match |
|---|
| USA 7, Austria 0 |
| Canada 5, Czech Republic 1 |
| Germany 3, Switzerland 2 |
Sunday 14 August
| Match |
|---|
| Finland 9, Slovakia 3 |
| Latvia 5. Czech Republic 2 |
| USA 3, Sweden 2 |
Monday 15 August
| Match |
|---|
| Switzerland 3, Austria 2 |
| Canada 6, Finland 3 |
| Sweden vs Germany |
Past World Junior Winners
The last winner to be crowned world junior champions was the United States, who beat Canada 2-0 in the 2021 gold medal game.
The Kings’ Alex Turcotte and Ducks’ Trevor Zegras each scored, while the Panthers’ Spencer Knight defeated North American rivals USA for the country’s fifth gold medal.
| Year | winner | host country |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United States | Canada |
| 2020 | Canada | Czech Republic |
| 2019 | Finland | Canada |
| 2018 | Canada | United States |
| 2017 | United States | Canada |
| 2016 | Finland | Finland |
| 2015 | Canada | Canada |
| 2014 | Finland | Sweden |
| 2013 | United States | Russia |
| 2012 | Sweden | Canada |
Which country has won the most medals?
Canada is entering the 2022 tournament with the most gold medals of all time, but Russia, not participating in the 2022 tournament, owns the most overall medals.
| country | gold | Silver | bronze | In total |
| Russia* | 13 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| Canada | 18 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| Sweden | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
| Finland | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| United States | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Czech Republic+ | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* Includes medals won as Soviet Union and CIS
+ Includes medals won as Czechoslovakia