2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2025 WJC) will be the 49th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will begin on December 26, 2024, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2025. The United States will enter the tournament as the defending champions after defeating Sweden 6–2 in 2024.

2025 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
City	Ottawa
Venue(s)	Canadian Tire Centre and TD Place
Dates	December 26, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Teams	10
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The tournament will be returning to Ottawa after last being hosted there in 2009.^[1] This will mark the 19th time that Canada will host the WJC and fourth time in six years.^[2] The tournament games will be played at the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, and TD Place, home of the Ottawa 67's and PWHL Ottawa.^[3]

Main article: § Division I

•   Austria
•   Denmark
•   France
•   Hungary
•   Norway – Relegated from Top Division
•   Slovenia – Promoted from Division I B

•   Estonia
•   Italy
•   Japan – Relegated from Division I A
•   Poland
•   South Korea – Promoted from Division II A
•   Ukraine

Main article: § Division II

•   China
•   Croatia – Relegated from Division I B
•   Great Britain
•   Lithuania
•   Netherlands
•   Romania – Promoted from Division II B

•   Australia
•   Belgium
•   Iceland
•   Israel – Promoted from Division III A
•   Serbia – Relegated from Division II A
•   Spain

•   Bosnia and Herzegovina – Promoted from Division III B
•   Bulgaria
•   Chinese Taipei – Relegated from Division II B
•   Mexico
•   New Zealand
•   Turkey

•   Kyrgyzstan – Relegated from Division III A
•   Luxembourg
•   South Africa
•   Thailand