Team Canada New Year's Eve Game
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 Team 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, Team Canada will play on December 30 instead. (In 2018, Team Canada's last round-robin game was also December 30; that year, however, the marquee matchup against the United States was held the afternoon of December 29 on the outdoor surface of New Era Field.)
List of games
Year | Date | Time (EST) | Venue | Host city | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Attendance | Game reference |
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2000 | Friday Dec 31, 1999 | 10:00am | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | Skellefteå, Sweden | Canada | 1−1 | United States | 596 | [1] |
2001 | Sunday Dec 31, 2000 | 9:00am | Vityaz Ice Palace | Podolsk, Russia | Canada | 8−4 | Switzerland | 1,300 | [2] |
2002 | Monday Dec 30, 2001 | 1:00pm | Hradec Králové | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | Canada | 1−4 | Finland | 3,500 | [3] |
2003 | Tuesday Dec 31, 2002 | 7:00pm | Halifax Metro Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Canada | 5−3 | Finland | 10,594 | [4] |
2004 | Wednesday Dec 31, 2003 | 9:00am | Helsinki Ice Hall | Helsinki, Finland | Canada | 5−2 | Czech Republic | 2,816 | Game reference |
2005 | Thursday Dec. 30, 2004 | 4:30pm | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | Canada | 8−1 | Finland | 9,697 | Game reference |
2006 | Saturday Dec 31, 2005 | 7:00pm | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Canada | 3−2 | United States | 16,083 | Game reference |
2007 | Sunday Dec 31, 2006 | 7:00am | Ejendals Arena | Leksand, Sweden | Canada | 3−0 | Slovakia | 1,434 | Game reference |
2008 | Monday Dec 31, 2007 | 12:00pm | ČEZ Aréna | Pardubice, Czech Republic | Canada | 4−1 | Denmark | 1,158 | Game reference |
2009 | Wednesday Dec 31, 2008 | 7:30pm | Scotiabank Place | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Canada | 7−4 | United States | 20,223 | Game reference |
2010 | Thursday Dec 31, 2009 | 8:00pm | Credit Union Centre | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Canada | 5−4 SO | United States | 15,171 | Game reference |
2011 | Friday Dec 31, 2010 | 4:00pm | HSBC Arena | Buffalo, New York, United States | Canada | 5−6 SO | Sweden | 17,761 | Game reference |
2012 | Saturday Dec 31, 2011 | 8:00pm | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Canada | 3−2 | United States | 16,647 | Game reference |
2013 | Monday Dec 31, 2012 | 9:00am | Ufa Arena | Ufa, Russia | Canada | 4−1 | Russia | 7,988 | Game reference |
2014 | Tuesday Dec 31, 2013 | 11:30am | Malmö Isstadion | Malmö, Sweden | Canada | 3−2 | United States | 3,882 | Game reference |
2015 | Wednesday Dec 31, 2014 | 4:00pm | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Canada | 5−3 | United States | 18,295 | Game reference |
2016 | Thursday Dec 31, 2015 | 1:00pm | Helsinki Ice Hall | Helsinki, Finland | Canada | 2−5 | Sweden | 7,003 | Game reference |
2017 | Saturday Dec 31, 2016 | 3:30pm | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Canada | 1−3 | United States | 18,584 | Game reference |
2018 | Saturday Dec 30, 2017 | 8:00pm | KeyBank Center | Buffalo, New York, United States | Canada | 8−0 | Denmark | 8,671 | Game reference |
2019 | Monday Dec 31, 2018 | 8:00pm | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Canada | 1−2 | Russia | 17,556 | Game reference |
2020 | Tuesday Dec 31, 2019 | 1:00pm | Ostravar Aréna | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Canada | 7−2 | Czech Republic | 8,693 | Game reference |
2021 | Thursday Dec 31, 2020 | 6:00pm | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Canada | 4−1 | Finland | 0[note 1] | Game reference |
2022 | Friday Dec 31, 2021 | 5:00pm | Rogers Place | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Canada | Cancelled | Finland | ||
2023 | Saturday Dec 31, 2022 | 7:30pm | Scotiabank Centre | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Canada | 5−1 | Sweden | 10,301 | Game reference |
Notes
- ^ The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
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- Soviet Union 1974 (unofficial)
- Canada 1975 (unofficial)
- Finland 1976 (unofficial)
- Czechoslovakia 1977
- Canada 1978
- Sweden 1979
- Finland 1980
- West Germany 1981
- United States/Canada 1982
- Soviet Union 1983
- Sweden 1984
- Finland 1985
- Canada 1986
- Czechoslovakia 1987
- Soviet Union 1988
- United States 1989
- Finland 1990
- Canada 1991
- Germany 1992
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- Czech Republic 1994
- Canada 1995
- United States 1996
- Switzerland 1997
- Finland 1998
- Canada 1999
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- Russia 2001
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- Canada 2003
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- United States 2005
- Canada 2006
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- Czech Republic 2008
- Canada 2009
- Canada 2010
- United States 2011
- Canada 2012
- Russia 2013
- Sweden 2014
- Canada 2015
- Finland 2016
- Canada 2017
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- Canada 2019
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- Canada 2021
- Canada 2022
- Canada 2023
- Sweden 2024
- Canada 2025
- United States 2026
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