2023 IIHF World Junior Championship

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The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship was the 47th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, held between December 26, 2022 and January 5, 2023. It was won by Canada, in overtime of the gold-medal game. Czechia won the silver, their first medal since 2005.

The venue was originally scheduled to be Novosibirsk and Omsk, Russia, but Russia's hosting rights were pulled in February 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The replacement hosts were Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick, both in Canada. It was the 18th time Canada has hosted the tournament, and the third consecutively.

The relegation round was revived, after a two-year hiatus due to the 2021 Division I, II, and III tournaments having been cancelled, and in 2022, both Russia and Belarus were automatically expelled from the competition.

Venues

On May 23, 2018, the IIHF announced Novosibirsk, Russia, as host city.[1] Novosibirsk was to host Group A matches, while the city of Omsk was to host Group B matches.[2][3]

In February 2022, in condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called for Russia to be stripped of hosting rights to all international sporting events.[4] Russia's hosting of the World Juniors and 2023 IIHF World Championship was scheduled to be discussed in a meeting of the IIHF council on February 28, 2022.[5] The IIHF suspended Russia and Belarus from international ice hockey until further notice, and stripped Russia of its hosting rights for the World Junior Championships.[6]

In late-March 2022, Sportsnet journalist Jeff Marek reported that the IIHF had considered Canada as a possible host country for the tournament, which would make it the third consecutive World Junior Championship to be hosted in the country (the previous two tournaments have been hosted in Alberta with Edmonton as the main host city, but were held in a "bubble" behind closed doors and postponed to August 2022 respectively due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[7][8] On May 5, the IIHF and Hockey Canada announced that Halifax and Moncton would be the hosts of the tournament, beating out announced bids by Regina/Saskatoon, Ottawa/Quebec City, and London/Waterloo. It marks the 20th anniversary of Halifax's previous hosting of the tournament in 2003.[9]

Teams

The groups were announced on August 17, 2022, with teams being grouped based on rankings of performance over the previous five tournaments.[10]

Group A (Halifax)
Group B (Moncton)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 4 3 0 1 0 24 6 18 10 Advance to quarterfinals
2  Canada (H) 4 3 0 0 1 29 8 21 9
3  Sweden 4 2 1 0 1 16 7 9 8
4  Germany 4 1 0 0 3 7 22 −15 3
5  Austria 4 0 0 0 4 2 35 −33 0 Advance to relegation playoff


December 26, 2022
14:30 		Sweden  11–0
(2–0, 6–0, 3–0) 		 Austria Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,274
December 26, 2022
19:30 		Czechia  5–2
(2–1, 3–1, 0–0) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,030
December 27, 2022
14:30 		Germany  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Sweden Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,632
December 27, 2022
19:30 		Austria  0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2) 		 Czechia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,105
December 28, 2022
19:30 		Canada  11–2
(3–1, 6–0, 2–1) 		 Germany Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,263
December 29, 2022
14:30 		Sweden  3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0) 		 Czechia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,140
December 29, 2022
19:30 		Austria  0–11
(0–3, 0–4, 0–4) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,170
December 30, 2022
17:30 		Germany  4–2
(1–0, 3–1, 0–1) 		 Austria Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,586
December 31, 2022
14:30 		Czechia  8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0) 		 Germany Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,454
December 31, 2022
19:30 		Canada  5–1
(3–1, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Sweden Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,301

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 3 0 0 1 19 11 8 9 Advance to quarterfinals
2  Finland 4 2 0 1 1 12 11 1 7
3  Slovakia 4 2 0 1 1 14 12 2 7
4  Switzerland 4 0 3 0 1 11 12 −1 6
5  Latvia 4 0 0 1 3 4 14 −10 1 Advance to relegation playoff
December 26, 2022
12:00 		Finland  2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Switzerland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,465
December 26, 2022
17:00 		Latvia  2–5
(0–0, 2–2, 0–3) 		 United States Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,927
December 27, 2022
12:00 		Finland  5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1) 		 Slovakia Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,617
December 27, 2022
17:00 		Switzerland  3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1) 		 Latvia Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 3,812
December 28, 2022
17:00 		Slovakia  6–3
(1–2, 3–0, 2–1) 		 United States Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 6,438
December 29, 2022
12:00 		Latvia  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1) 		 Finland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,081
December 29, 2022
17:00 		United States  5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0) 		 Switzerland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,024
December 30, 2022
12:00 		Slovakia  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Latvia Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 3,878
December 31, 2022
12:00 		Switzerland  4–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–2, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–2) 		 Slovakia Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,849
December 31, 2022
17:00 		United States  6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0) 		 Finland Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 8,231

Relegation round

January 2, 2023
10:30 		Latvia  5–2
(1–2, 1–0, 3–0) 		 Austria Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 4,879
January 4, 2023
11:00 		Austria  2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1) 		 Latvia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 3,456

Note:  Austria was relegated for the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.  Norway was promoted for the 2024 Championships.

Playoff round

Teams that won their quarterfinal match were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking system:[11]

  1. Higher position in their respective group
  2. Greater number of points
  3. Better goal differential (GD)
  4. Greater number of goals scored (GF)
  5. Higher seeding coming into the tournament (As determined by their final placement at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships).
Rank Team Group Pos Pts GD GF Seed
1  Czechia A 1 10 +18 24 4
2  United States B 1 9 +8 19 5
3  Canada A 2 9 +21 29 1
4  Finland B 2 7 +1 12 2
5  Sweden A 3 8 +9 16 3
6  Slovakia B 3 7 +2 14 9
7  Switzerland B 4 6 –1 11 8
8  Germany A 4 3 –15 7 6

Quarterfinals

January 2, 2023
12:00 		Finland  2–3
(1–1, 0–0, 1–2) 		 Sweden Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,263
January 2, 2023
14:30 		Czechia  9–1
(3–1, 4–0, 2–0) 		 Switzerland Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,746
January 2, 2023
17:00 		United States  11–1
(3–0, 5–0, 3–1) 		 Germany Avenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,262
January 2, 2023
19:30 		Canada  4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0) 		 Slovakia Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,349

Semifinals

January 4, 2023
15:30 		Czechia  2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0) 		 Sweden Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,265
January 4, 2023
19:30 		United States  2–6
(2–1, 0–3, 0–2) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,636

Bronze medal game

The United States defeated Sweden in a 8–7 thriller, the most goals in a single World Juniors match since an 18 goal match between Canada and Germany in 2021. Chaz Lucius scored a hat-trick after a deflection off Swedish goaltender Carl Lindbom found its way to Lucius, who slotted it in the side netting to score the winning goal in overtime.[12][13][14]

January 5, 2023
15:30 		United States  8–7 OT
(1–0, 4–5, 2–2)
(OT: 1–0) 		 Sweden Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,031

Gold medal game

Canada lead 1-0 in the first period and managed a 2-0 lead in the second. Czechia would tie the game in the third period and sent the game into overtime. Dylan Guenther would score the overtime winner to earn the 20th gold medal for Canada.

January 5, 2023
19:30 		Czechia  2–3 OT]
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Canada Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,735

Division I

see 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

Division II

see 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

Division III

see 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF - Kazakhstan, Japan get top events" (in en). https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3208/kazakhstan,-japan-get-top-events. 
  2. ↑ "Цена новой арены "Авангарда" осталась на уровне 12 млрд руб" (in ru). https://vedomostisport.ru/hockey/news/2021/09/30/889124-tsena-novoi-areni-avangarda-ostalas-na-urovne-12-mlrd-rub. 
  3. ↑ "Russia to play 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship matches in Novosibirsk". 2021-09-30. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113623/2023-iihf-world-junior-championship-fhr. 
  4. ↑ "Strip Russia and Belarus of events and do not display their flags, says IOC". 2022-02-25. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119754/international-olympic-committee-russia. 
  5. ↑ Stephens, Mike. "IIHF to Hold Meeting on Russia's Future at International Events" (in en). https://thehockeynews.com/news/iihf-to-hold-meeting-on-russias-future-at-international-events. 
  6. ↑ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF. February 28, 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar. Retrieved February 28, 2022. 
  7. ↑ "Canada asked to host 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship" (in en). https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/canada-asked-to-host-2023-world-junior-championship/. 
  8. ↑ "Saskatoon and Regina submitting joint bid to host 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship | Globalnews.ca" (in en-US). https://globalnews.ca/news/8723411/saskatoon-and-regina-world-juniors-2023-submission/. 
  9. ↑ "Halifax, Moncton named hosts for 2023 world junior hockey championships" (in en-US). 2022-05-05. https://globalnews.ca/news/8811633/halifax-moncton-2023-world-juniors-hockey/. 
  10. ↑ "Groups for 2023 World Juniors". IIHF. August 17, 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wm20/news/38315/groups_for_2023_world_juniors. Retrieved August 17, 2022. 
  11. ↑ "Tournament Format". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm20/tournamentinfo/22687/tournament-info. 
  12. ↑ "USA vs. Sweden final score, results: Chaz Lucius' OT winner lifts Americans to World Juniors bronze", 5 January 2023. 
  13. ↑ "U.S. outscores Swedes for bronze in OT", 5 January 2023. 
  14. ↑ "2023 World Juniors: USA Beats Sweden In Wild Bronze-Medal Game .", 5 January 2023. 


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