2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 47th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, held between December 26, 2022, and January 5, 2023.[1][2] It was won by Canada, in overtime of the gold-medal game. Czechia won the silver, their first medal since 2005.

2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityHalifax, Moncton
Venue(s)Scotiabank Centre
Avenir Centre (in 2 host cities)
DatesDecember 26, 2022 – January 5, 2023
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (20th title)
Runner-up  Czechia
Third place  United States
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played30
Goals scored216 (7.2 per game)
Attendance221,904 (7,397 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Connor Bedard (23 points)
MVPCanada Connor Bedard
Official website
www.iihf.com
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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.

Top Division

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Venues

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On May 23, 2018, the IIHF announced Novosibirsk, Russia, as host city.[3] Novosibirsk was to host Group A matches, while the city of Omsk was to host Group B matches.[4][5]

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.[6] Russia's hosting of the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was scheduled to be discussed in a meeting of the IIHF council on February 28, 2022.[7] 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.[8]

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).[9][10] 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.[11]

Halifax Moncton
Scotiabank Centre
Capacity: 10,595
Avenir Centre
Capacity: 8,800
   

Rosters

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Match officials

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The following officials were assigned by the International Ice Hockey Federation to officiate the 2023 World Junior Championships.[12]

Referees

  •   Michael Campbell
  •   Graeden Hamilton
  •   Andreas Harnebring
  •   Tomáš Hronský
  •   Marc Iwert
  •   Richard Magnusson
  •   Mathieu Menniti
  •   Anssi Salonen
  •   Peter Schlittenhardt
  •   Jakub Šindel
  •   Michaël Tscherrig
  •   Riley Yerkovich

Linesmen

  •   Dario Fuchs
  •   Clément Goncalves
  •   Brandon Grillo
  •   Onni Hautamäki
  •   David Klouček
  •   Spencer Knox
  •   Daniel Konc
  •   Patrick Laguzov
  •   Daniel Persson
  •   John Waleski
  •   Tarrington Wyonzek

Teams

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The groups were announced on August 17, 2022, with teams being grouped based on rankings of performance over the previous five tournaments.[13]

Group A (Halifax)
Group B (Moncton)

Preliminary round

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All listed times are local (Atlantic Time ZoneUTC-4).

Group A

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Isak Rosén began the scoring in Group A as Sweden defeated Austria 11–0, with 6 of their goals coming in the second period.[14] Canada lost 5–2 to Czechia in their biggest World Juniors loss since 2020 when they lost 6–0 to Russia.[15] Adam Engström of Sweden scored the lone goal in a tight match to beat Germany 1–0.[16] Austria went scoreless once again against Czechia, recording only 8 shots in a 9–0 defeat.[17] Canada regained their form as they defeated Germany in a convincing 11–2 victory, with Connor Bedard earning 7 points, tying a Canadian World Juniors record.[18] Despite Czechia scoring early in the game, goals from Fabian Wagner and Ludvig Jansson gave the lead to the Swedes. Jiří Ticháček scored an equalizer in the 54th minute, taking the match to overtime. Ludvig Jansson got the winner in the second minute of overtime, earning his second goal of the match.[19] Canada defeated Austria 11–0, with Connor Bedard having 6 points and Austria remaining scoreless after 3 matches. Canada dominated the game with 47 shots, while Austria could only manage 12.[20] Germany defeated Austria 4–2, and despite Austria scoring their first goals of the tournament, they were consequently eliminated to the relegation round. Germany advanced to the quarter-finals for the third consecutive time.[21] Czechia beat Germany in a decisive 8–1 victory, earning Czechia a total of 10 points in the group and winning them Group A.[22] Canada defeated Sweden 6–1, passing Sweden in the standings and finishing second in the group, behind Czechia.[23]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czechia 4 3 0 1 0 24 6 +18 10 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 Relegation playoff
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
December 26, 2022
14:30
Sweden  11–0
(2–0, 6–0, 3–0)
  AustriaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,274
Game reference
Carl LindbomGoaliesThomas Pfarrmaier
Benedikt Oschgan
Referees:
  Michael Campbell
  Graeden Hamilton
Linesmen:
  John Waleski
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Rosén – 13:171–0
Bystedt (Rosén) – 17:492–0
Rosén (Carlsson, Bystedt) – 20:483–0
Robertsson (E. Pettersson, Jansson) – 22:514–0
Oscarson (O. Pettersson) (SH) – 27:165–0
Lekkerimäki (Wagner, Engström) – 30:286–0
Öhgren (Östlund, Engström) – 32:337–0
Odelius (Sternbjorg, Wagner) – 33:238–0
Wagner (Lekkerimäki, Lindbom) – 42:459–0
Bystedt (Carlsson, Jansson) (PP) – 44:0610–0
O. Pettersson (Sjöholm, Jansson) – 53:5011–0
10 minPenalties14 min
51Shots13
December 26, 2022
19:30
Czechia  5–2
(2–1, 3–1, 0–0)
  CanadaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,030
Game reference
Tomáš SuchánekGoaliesBenjamin Gaudreau
Thomas Milic
Referees:
  Tomas Hronsky
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Spencer Knox
  Daniel Konc
0–110:33 – Wright (Zellweger, Guenther) (PP)
Špaček (Svozil, Brabenec) – 17:481–1
Moravec (Měchura, Marcel) – 18:232–1
Svozil (Špaček, Šalé) – 20:443–1
3–221:29 – Bedard (Wright, Korchinski)
Chmelař (Jiříček) (PP) – 28:144–2
Menšík (Kos, Suchánek) (PP) – 28:475–2
6 minPenalties35 min
27Shots38

December 27, 2022
14:30
Germany  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
  SwedenScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,632
Game reference
Nikita QuappGoaliesCarl LindbomReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Tomas Hronsky
Linesmen:
  Patrick Laguzov
  Daniel Persson
0–119:38 – Engström (Bystedt)
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots44
December 27, 2022
19:30
Austria  0–9
(0–3, 0–4, 0–2)
  CzechiaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,105
Game reference
Michael SicherGoaliesTomáš SuchánekReferees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Riley Yerkovich
Linesmen:
  Spencer Knox
  John Waleski
0–103:50 – Brabenec (Svozil, Suchánek) (PP)
0–216:26 – Kulich (Svozil, Špaček)
0–318:39 – Hauser (Šapovaliv, Měchura)
0–421:05 – Szturc
0–522:56 – Čech (Šalé, Šapovaliv)
0–628:16 – Kulich (Šalé, Marcel) (PP)
0–730:02 – Szturc (Chlemař, Suchánek)
0–840:08 – Kulich (Šapovaliv, Jiříček)
0–954:13 – Špaček (Svozil, Šapovaliv)
12 minPenalties10 min
8Shots47

December 28, 2022
19:30
Canada  11–2
(3–1, 6–0, 2–1)
  GermanyScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,263
Game reference
Thomas MilicGoaliesSimon Wolf
Rihards Babulis
Referees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Riley Yerkovich
Linesmen:
  Daniel Konc
  Daniel Persson
Guenther (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP) – 06:461–0
1–111:08 – Kechter (Bader, Sinn)
Wright (PP) – 13:212–1
Bedard (Stankoven, Roy) – 17:263–1
Bedard (Stankoven, Clarke) – 21:024–1
Bedard (Wright, Zellweger) (PP) – 33:575–1
Guenther (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP) – 36:486–1
Clarke (Fantilli, Dach) (PP) – 38:087–1
Guenther (Bedard) (PP) – 39:248–1
Stankoven (PP) – 39:569–1
Ostapchuk (Korchinski, Bankier) – 41:2210–1
Roy (Bedard, Korchinski) – 50:5611–1
11–254:25 – Sinn (Oswald, Krening) (PP)
10 minPenalties37 min
52Shots16

December 29, 2022
14:30
Sweden  3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  CzechiaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,140
Game reference
Carl LindbomGoaliesTomáš SuchánekReferees:
  Mathieu Menniti
  Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
  Onni Hautamäki
  David Kloucek
0–123:12 – Jiříček (Hauser, Měchura)
Wagner – 25:281–1
Jansson (O. Pettersson, Robertsson) – 26:582–1
2–254:08 – Ticháček (Šapovaliv, Jiříček)
Jansson (Lekkerimäki, Östlund) – 61:353–2
6 minPenalties8 min
24Shots35
December 29, 2022
19:30
Austria  0–11
(0–3, 0–4, 0–4)
  CanadaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,170
Game reference
Benedikt OschganGoaliesBenjamin GaudreauReferees:
  Marc Iwert
  Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
  Shawn Oliver
  John Waleski
0–114:08 – Guenther (Othmann, Bedard) (PP)
0–215:53 – Dean (Gaucher, Fantilli)
0–318:19 – Wright (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP)
0–422:37 – Roy (Clarke, Bedard)
0–523:08 – Bedard (Stankoven)
0–625:35 – Allan (Schaefer, Ostapchuk)
0–734:32 – Stankoven (Bedard, Del Mastro)
0–842:15 – Fantilli (Roy, Gaucher) (PP)
0–951:58 – Gaucher (Dach, Matier)
0–1053:16 – Bedard (Stankoven)
0–1158:07 – Hinds (Stankoven, Roy)
6 minPenalties4 min
12Shots47

December 30, 2022
17:30
Germany  4–2
(1–0, 3–1, 0–1)
  AustriaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 7,586
Game reference
Nikita QuappGoaliesThomas PfarrmaierReferees:
  Mathieu Meniti
  Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
  Brandon Grillo
  David Klouček
Krening (Lutz, Kechter) – 18:011–0
Van der Linde (Roßmy) – 21:342–0
T. Heigl (N. Heigl, Bader) – 26:573–0
3–129:24 – Scherzer (Rohrer, Auer) (PP)
Kechter (Krening, Lutz) – 36:384–1
4–246:00 – Dobnig (Van Ee) (EA)
6 minPenalties6 min
27Shots33

December 31, 2022
14:30
Czechia  8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0)
  GermanyScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,454
Game reference
Tomáš SuchánekGoaliesNikita Quapp
Simon Wolf
Referees:
  Richard Magnusson
  Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
  Daniel Konc
  Shawn Oliver
Špaček (Svozil, Chmelař) (PP) – 04:581–0
Szturc (Brabenec) – 17:042–0
Chmelař (Brabenec, Moravec) – 29:383–0
3–132:35 – Oswald (Sinn, Bettahar)
Ryšavý (Szturc, Menšík) – 36:274–1
Hauser (Špaček, Marcel) – 37:145–1
Chmelař (Szturc, Brabenec) – 44:336–1
Kos (Ryšavý, Sapoušek) – 45:027–1
Ticháček (Ryšavý, Kos) – 57:238–1
8 minPenalties4 min
54Shots19
December 31, 2022
19:30
Canada  5–1
(3–1, 0–0, 2–0)
  SwedenScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,301
Game reference
Thomas MilicGoaliesCarl LindbomReferees:
  Anssi Salonen
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Brandon Grillo
  Onni Hautamäki
Roy (Bedard, Clarke) – 00:571–0
Othmann (Wright, Bedard) (PP) – 02:082–0
Hinds (Stankoven, Bedard) – 11:453–0
3–116:21 – Jansson (Rosén, Bystedt) (PP)
Othmann (Guenther, Del Mastro) – 40:354–1
Korchinski (Bedard, Allan) – 52:425–1
33 minPenalties10 min
44Shots23

Group B

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Finland and Switzerland began the tournament tied by the end of the third period, sending the match to overtime. Attilio Biasca scored a long-range goal to give Switzerland 2 points.[24] Despite being tied for most of the match, the United States put 3 goals past Latvian Patriks Bērziņš in the third period, winning the match 5–2.[25] Slovakia lost 5–2 to Finland in their first game of the tournament, despite having more shots than the Finns. Finland scored 3 goals in the second period alone.[26] Rodwin Dionicio scored in the 58th minute to send Switzerland to their second consecutive overtime against Latvia. They failed to convert a chance, however, and the match went to a shootout. Liekit Reichle won the match for the Swiss after getting one past the Latvian goaltender.[27] Slovakia defeated the United States 6–3 after Alex Čiernik scored a late goal, taking advantage of the U.S.'s open net.[28] Finland scored 3 against Latvia in regulation time, while the Finnish goaltender, Jani Lampinen, kept a 31-save shutout.[29] The United States recovered from their disappointing loss after beating Switzerland 5–1, with Jimmy Snuggerud scoring two.[30] Slovakia defeated Latvia 3–0, sending Slovakia to the quarter-finals and sending Latvia to the relegation round.[31] By the end of regulation time, Switzerland and Slovakia tied at a score of 3–3. Despite Switzerland winning another shootout, their placement was not affected, and finished 4th place in the group. Both teams qualified for the quarter-finals.[32] The United States won the group after defeating Finland 6–2. Although they lost the match, Finland still finished above Slovakia due to their head-to-head result.[33][34]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 4 3 0 0 1 19 11 +8 9 Quarterfinals
2   Finland 4 2 0 1 1 12 11 +1 7[a]
3   Slovakia 4 2 0 1 1 14 12 +2 7[a]
4    Switzerland 4 0 3 0 1 11 12 −1 6
5   Latvia 4 0 0 1 3 4 14 −10 1 Relegation playoff
Source: IIHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Finland 5–2 Slovakia
December 26, 2022
12:00
Finland  2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
   SwitzerlandAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,465
Game reference
Aku KoskenvuoGoaliesKevin PascheReferees:
  Richard Magnusson
  Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
  Onni Hautamaki
  David Klouček
K. Kapanen (Väisänen, Paivarinta) – 22:241–0
1–132:54 – Canonica (Taibel)
1–244:43 – Jabola (Age, Taibel)
Väisänen (Paivarinta, Ervasti) – 48:092–2
2–360:41 – Biasca (Bischel)
2 minPenalties4 min
16Shots27
December 26, 2022
17:00
Latvia  2–5
(0–0, 2–2, 0–3)
  United StatesAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,927
Game reference
Patriks BērziņšGoaliesTrey AugustineReferees:
  Marc Iwert
  Mathieu Menniti
Linesmen:
  Clement Goncalves
  Shawn Oliver
0–120:24 – Snuggerud (Cooley)
Ravinskis (Rullers, Ozoliņš) – 24:591–1
1–229:17 – Behrens (Savage, Duke)
Feņenko (Rullers) – 34:242–2
2–341:57 – Lucius (Behrens, Blake)
2–446:48 – Savage (Duke)
2–553:29 – Hughes (Peart, Stramel)
4 minPenalties2 min
17Shots46

December 27, 2022
12:00
Finland  5–2
(1–1, 3–0, 1–1)
  SlovakiaAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,617
Game reference
Jani LampinenGoaliesPatrik Andrisík
Matej Marinov
Referees:
  Peter Schlittenhardt
  Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
  Brandon Grillo
  David Klouček
Paivarinta (Suomi, Ervasti) – 08:541–0
1–119:49 – Repčík (Dvorský, Štrbák) (PP)
Kemell (Koivunen, Salin) – 23:342–1
O. Kapanen (Kemell) – 27:453–1
Nyman (Vilen, O. Kapanen) (PP) – 33:564–1
4–243:22 – Repčík (Štrbák, Čiernik) (PP)
Lambert (Ervasti) – 45:015–2
6 minPenalties2 min
23Shots24
December 27, 2022
17:00
Switzerland  3–2 GWS
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
  LatviaAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 3,812
Game reference
Kevin PascheGoaliesPatriks BērziņšReferees:
  Mathieu Menniti
  Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
  Onni Hautamäki
  Shawn Oliver
Robin (Zanetti) – 08:201–0
1–113:03 – Ločmelis (Ozoliņš)
1–237:50 – Dukurs (Laviņš, Ozoliņš)
Dionicio (Biasca, Bichsel) (EA) – 58:042–2
Biasca  
Robin  
Reichle  
Dionicio  
Taibel  
Biasca  
Reichle  
Shootout  Ločmelis
  Rullers
  Bukarts
  Dukurs
  Vilmanis
  Ločmelis
  Dukurs
18 minPenalties6 min
30Shots18

December 28, 2022
17:00
Slovakia  6–3
(1–2, 3–0, 2–1)
  United StatesAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 6,438
Game reference
Adam GajanGoaliesKaidan MberekoReferees:
  Richard Magnusson
  Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
  Clement Goncalves
  Brandon Grillo
L. Nemec (Žlnka, Š. Nemec) – 02:141–0
1–104:42 – Boucher (McGroarty, Gauthier) (PP)
1–206:48 – Brindley (Hutson, Stramel)
Dvorský (Štrbák, Repčík) (PP) – 30:012–2
Bačo (Groch, Kmec) – 31:483–2
Mešár (Š. Nemec, Sotek) – 33:204–2
Repčík (Kmec) – 50:465–2
5–355:08 – Boucher (Gauthier, Cooley) (PP)
Čiernik (Š. Nemec) (ENG) – 58:536–3
33 minPenalties29 min
26Shots36

December 29, 2022
12:00
Latvia  0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
  FinlandAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,081
Game reference
Patriks BērziņšGoaliesJani LampinenReferees:
  Graeden Hamilton
  Michael Scherrig
Linesmen:
  Clement Goncalves
  Tarrington Wyonzek
0–104:43 – Nyman (Malinen, Salin)
0–229:34 – Huuhtanen (Nyman, Salin)
0–357:45 – K. Kapanen (Paivarinta) (ENG)
6 minPenalties10 min
31Shots29
December 29, 2022
17:00
United States  5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
   SwitzerlandAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,024
Game reference
Trey AugustineGoaliesAlessio BeglieriReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Tomáš Hronský
Linesmen:
  Spencer Knox
  Patrick Laguzov
Snuggerud (Cooley, Gauthier) – 18:051–0
Cooley (McGroarty, Gauthier) (PP) – 25:492–0
Snuggerud (Blake, Ufko) (PP) – 36:403–0
Boucher (Chesley, Lipkin) – 38:024–0
4–139:32 – Biasca (Canonica)
Hughes (Behrens, Savage) – 53:035–1
8 minPenalties8 min
42Shots19

December 30, 2022
12:00
Slovakia  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  LatviaAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 3,878
Game reference
Adam GajanGoaliesPatriks BērziņšReferees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Riley Yerkovich
Linesmen:
  Daniel Persson
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Čiernik (Repčík, Dvorský) (PP) – 17:521–0
Š. Nemec (Mešár, L. Nemec) – 49:032–0
Mešár (ENG) - 57:033–0
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots28

December 31, 2022
12:00
Switzerland  4–3 GWS
(0–1, 1–2, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–2)
  SlovakiaAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 4,849
Game reference
Kevin PascheGoaliesAdam GajanReferees:
  Graeden Hamilton
  Marc Iwert
Linesmen:
  Spencer Knox
  Patrick Laguzov
0–104:11 – Sýkora (Bečár, Nátny)
Reichle (Taibel, Streule) – 21:071–1
1–237:20 – Petrovský (L. Nemec, Mešár)
1–338:09 – Petrovský (Mešár, L. Nemec)
Ramel (Reichle, Müller) – 42:202–3
Canonica (Biasca, Robin) (PP) – 48:403–3
Biasca  
Reichle  
Despont  
Ramel  
Müller  
Biasca  
Reichle  
Canonica  
Canonica  
Dionicio  
Shootout  Petrovský
  Mešár
  Dvorský
  Repčík
  Sýkora
  Petrovský
  Mišiak
  Mešár
  Repčík
  Dvorský
2 minPenalties6 min
36Shots32
December 31, 2022
17:00
United States  6–2
(1–1, 3–1, 2–0)
  FinlandAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 8,231
Game reference
Trey AugustineGoaliesAku KoskenvuoReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
  Daniel Persson
  Tarrington Wyonzek
Lucius (Ufko, Blake) – 15:221–0
1–116:27 – Kemell (Heimosalmi, Hameenaho) (PP)
McGroarty (Hughes, Augustine) (PP) – 24:572–1
Snuggerud – 29:023–1
Hughes (Cooley, Snuggerud) – 34:484–1
4–235:15 – Hameenaho (Huutanen, Heimosalmi)
Cooley (Snuggerud, Gauthier) – 43:555–2
Hutson (Snuggerud, Cooley) – 56:156–2
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots31

Relegation round

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January 2, 2023
10:30
Latvia  5–2
(1–2, 1–0, 3–0)
  AustriaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 4,879
Game reference
Patriks BērziņšGoaliesThomas PfarrmaierReferees:
  Anssi Salonen
  Peter Schlittenhardt
Linesmen:
  Onni Hautamäki
  Shawn Oliver
0–105:20 – Auer (Scherzer, Sablatting)
Ločmelis (Ozoliņš, Laviņš) (PP) – 16:161–1
1–217:53 – Rohrer (Scherzer, Auer)
Veckaktiņš (Simanovičs, Hodass) – 37:012–2
Veckaktiņš (Simanovičs) – 48:503–2
Vilmanis (Veinbergs, Hodass) (PP) – 51:224–2
Hodass (Feņenko) (ENG) – 58:545–2
6 minPenalties31 min
46Shots13

January 4, 2023
11:00
Austria  2–4
(0–1, 0–2, 2–1)
  LatviaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 3,456
Game reference
Thomas PfarrmaierGoaliesPatriks BērziņšReferees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Mathieu Menniti
Linesmen:
  Clément Goncalves
  Daniel Persson
0–106:40 – Hodass (Bukarts, Purmalis)
0–236:12 – Silkalns (Simanovičs)
0–337:51 – Ločmelis (Ravinskis)
0–444:33 – Vilmanis (Laviņš, Bogdans)
Auer (Rohrer, Reinbacher) (EA) – 55:161–4
van Ee (Scherzer, Reinbacher) (EA) – 57:252–4
2 minPenalties2 min
34Shots19

Note:   Austria was relegated to the 2024 Division I A.

Playoff round

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Teams that won their quarterfinal match were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking system:[35]

  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

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
January 2
 
 
1A
  Czechia
9
 
January 4
 
4B
   Switzerland
1
 
1
  Czechia (OT)
2
 
January 2
 
5
  Sweden
1
 
2B
  Finland
2
 
January 5
 
3A
  Sweden
3
 
1
  Czechia
2
 
January 2
 
3
  Canada (OT)
3
 
1B
  United States
11
 
January 4
 
4A
  Germany
1
 
2
  United States
2
 
January 2
 
3
  Canada
6 Third place
 
2A
  Canada (OT)
4
 
January 5
 
3B
  Slovakia
3
 
2
  United States (OT)
8
 
 
5
  Sweden
7
 

Quarterfinals

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Oliver Kapanen scored early against Sweden to give the lead to Finland, with Leo Carlsson levelling the scores by the second period. Despite Niko Huuhtanen once again putting the Finns ahead, Carlsson and Victor Stjernborg both scored for the Swedes to complete the comeback and win the match 3–2.[36] Top seed Czechia defeated Switzerland 9–1, scoring 4 goals in the second period. They advanced to their first semi-finals since 2022.[37] The United States put 11 past Nikita Quapp and Rihards Babulis in a convincing 11–1 victory, with Logan Cooley earning a hat-trick.[38] A back-and-forth match between Canada and Slovakia saw both teams with 3 goals by the end of regulation, sending the match to overtime. Connor Bedard scored the winner in the 65th minute after weaving his way past multiple Slovak defenders. This marked his 3rd point of the match and his 21st of the tournament, maintaining his World Juniors record.[39][40][41][42]

January 2, 2023
12:00
Finland  2–3
(1–1, 0–0, 1–2)
  SwedenAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,263
Game reference
Jani LampinenGoaliesCarl LindbomReferees:
  Graeden Hamilton
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Brandon Grillo
  Tarrington Wynozek
O. Kapanen (Kemell, Koivunen) – 03:101–0
1–116:55 – Carlsson (Jansson, Bystedt)
Huuhtanen (Miettinen) – 44:032–1
2–256:33 – Carlsson (Bystedt, Wagner)
2–358:55 – Stjernborg (SH)
6 minPenalties6 min
35Shots20
January 2, 2023
14:30
Czechia  9–1
(3–1, 4–0, 2–0)
   SwitzerlandScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 8,746
Game reference
Tomáš SuchánekGoaliesKevin Pasche
Alessio Beglieri
Referees:
  Michael Campbell
  Mathieu Meniniti
Linesmen:
  Patrick Laguzov
  Daniel Persson
0–100:22 – Robin
Kulich (Svozil, Suchánek) – 02:411–1
Marcel (SH) – 07:092–1
Hauser (Marcel, Kos) – 09:373–1
Jiříček (Kulich) – 20:284–1
Kulich (Šalé, Brabenec) – 25:425–1
Szturc (Svozil, Brabenec) – 33:106–1
Šalé (Kulich) – 38:547–1
Marcel (Čech, Ticháček) – 43:188–1
Szturc (Ticháček, Jiříček) – 44:229–1
10 minPenalties4 min
28Shots18
January 2, 2023
17:00
United States  11–1
(3–0, 5–0, 3–1)
  GermanyAvenir Centre, Moncton
Attendance: 7,262
Game reference
Trey Augustine
Andrew Oke
GoaliesNikita Quapp
Rihards Babulis
Referees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Tomas Hronský
Linesmen:
  Spencer Knox
  Daniel Konc
Cooley (Ufko, Snuggerud) – 03:511–0
Snuggerud (Ufko, Lucius) (PP) – 08:002–0
Savage (Ufko, Peart) – 08:393–0
Blake (Lucius, McGroarty) – 29:054–0
Cooley (Ufko, Peart) – 31:035–0
Gauthier (Mittlestadt) – 31:216–0
Savage (Brindley, Mittlestadt) (SH) – 35:257–0
Gauthier (Snuggerud, Cooley) – 37:248–0
Connors (Duke, Hutson) – 44:369–0
Cooley (Gauthier, Mittlestadt) – 46:5310–0
Duke (Ufko, Boucher) – 48:3111–0
11–156:48 – Hauf (SH)
4 minPenalties6 min
41Shots22
January 2, 2023
19:30
Canada  4–3 OT
(1–0, 2–2, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  SlovakiaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,349
Game reference
Thomas MilicGoaliesAdam GajanReferees:
  Marc Iwert
  Jakub Šindel
Linesmen:
  David Klouček
  John Waleski
Bedard (Stankoven) – 06:071–0
Guenther (Othmann, Bedard) (PP) – 25:022–0
2–126:58 – L. Nemec (S. Nemec, Petrovský) (PP)
Ostapchuk (Dean, Gaucher) – 29:003–1
3–233:18 – Bačo (Repčík, Nátny)
3–351:25 – L. Nemec (Mešár, Groch)
Bedard – 65:174–3
6 minPenalties12 min
57Shots27

Semifinals

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In their second meeting in the tournament, Czechia advanced to their first final since 2001 after defeating Sweden 2–1. Ludvig Jansson scored first for Sweden, but David Jiříček equalized with less than a minute of regulation time. In the last minute of overtime, just as the match was about to go to a shootout, Jiří Kulich scored to send Czechia to the final.[43][44] Canada made a statement against rivals United States by beating them 6–2, sending Canada to their 4th consecutive World Juniors final. Despite United States leading 2–0 after 10 minutes, Canada soon found their form and scored 6 past the Americans.[45][46]

January 4, 2023
15:30
Czechia  2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
  SwedenScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,265
Game reference
Tomáš SuchánekGoaliesCarl LindbomReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Graeden Hamilton
Linesmen:
  Brandon Grillo
  Tarrington Wynozek
0–121:39 – Jansson (E. Pettersson, Östlund)
Jiříček (Špaček, Szturc) (EA) – 59:211–1
Kulich (Šapovaliv, Špaček) – 69:102–1
8 minPenalties4 min
31Shots22
January 4, 2023
19:30
United States  2–6
(2–1, 0–3, 0–2)
  CanadaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,636
Game reference
Trey Augustine
Kaidan Mbereko
GoaliesThomas MilicReferees:
  Anssi Salonen
  Michaël Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Onni Hautamäki
  Patrick Laguzov
Cooley (Ufko, Snuggerud) – 01:191–0
Connors (Stramel, Brindley) – 10:302–0
2–111:49 – Bedard (Del Mastro, Roy)
2–220:47 – Stankoven (Roy, Clarke)
2–325:46 – Fantilli (Dean, Zellweger)
2–432:20 – Roy (Stankoven, Bedard)
2–549:45 – Clarke (Fantilli, Beck)
2–656:45 – Roy (SH,ENG)
6 minPenalties10 min
45Shots37

Bronze medal game

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The United States defeated Sweden in an 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.[47][48][49]

January 5, 2023
15:30
United States  8–7 OT
(1–0, 4–5, 2–2)
(OT: 1–0)
  SwedenScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 9,031
Game reference
Trey Augustine
Kaidan Mbereko
GoaliesCarl LindbomReferees:
  Michael Campbell
  Graeden Hamilton
Linesmen:
  Onni Hautamäki
  Daniel Persson
Cooley (Snuggerud) – 02:511–0
Ufko (Snuggerud, Blake) (PP) – 21:512–0
2–123:33 – Bystedt (Lekkerimäki, Rosén)
Lucius (Blake) – 25:043–1
3–226:35 – O. Pettersson (Sandin-Pellikka)
3–328:52 – Carlsson (Wagner, Bystedt)
Gauthier (Cooley, McGroarty) (PP) – 30:424–3
Lucius (Ufko) – 33:375–3
5–438:52 – Oscarson (Carlsson, Jansson) (PP)
5–539:18 – Öhgren
5–644:00 – Östlund (E. Pettersson, Strömgren)
Hughes (McGroarty) – 48:176–6
Gauthier (McGroarty, Brindley) (PP) – 58:237–6
7–759:38 – Bystedt (Rosén, Jansson) (EA)
Lucius (Hutson, Savage) – 62:068–7
6 minPenalties33 min
36Shots36

Final

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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)
  CanadaScotiabank Centre, Halifax
Attendance: 10,735
Game reference
Tomáš SuchánekGoaliesThomas MilicReferees:
  Andreas Harnebring
  Anssi Salonen
Linesmen:
  Brandon Grillo
  Tarrington Wyonzek
0–112:41 – Guenther (Clarke, Othmann) (PP)
0–224:35 – Wright (Guenther, Othmann)
Kulich (Šalé, Šapovaliv) – 52:301–2
Kos (Hamara) – 53:242–2
2–366:22 – Guenther (Roy, Clarke)
4 minPenalties6 min
26Shots38

Final standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Canada (H) 7 4 2 0 1 42 15 +27 16 Champions
2 A   Czechia 7 4 1 2 0 37 11 +26 16 Runners-up
3 B   United States 7 4 1 0 2 40 25 +15 14 Third place
4 A   Sweden 7 3 1 2 1 27 19 +8 13 Fourth place
5 B   Finland 5 2 0 1 2 14 14 0 7 Eliminated in quarter-finals
6 B   Slovakia 5 2 0 2 1 17 16 +1 8
7 B    Switzerland 5 0 3 0 2 12 21 −9 6
8 A   Germany 5 1 0 0 4 8 33 −25 3
9 B   Latvia 6 2 0 1 3 13 18 −5 7 Avoided relegation
10 A   Austria 6 0 0 0 6 6 44 −38 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division I A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1 Connor Bedard   Canada 7 9 14 23 +14 2
2 Logan Cooley   United States 7 7 7 14 +3 2
3 Jimmy Snuggerud   United States 7 5 8 13 +5 2
4 Joshua Roy   Canada 7 5 6 11 +14 0
5 Logan Stankoven   Canada 7 3 8 11 +12 0
6 Dylan Guenther   Canada 7 7 3 10 –1 4
7 Filip Bystedt   Sweden 7 4 6 10 +8 4
7 Cutter Gauthier   United States 7 4 6 10 +4 2
7 Ludvig Jansson   Sweden 7 4 6 10 +9 4
10 Ryan Ufko   United States 7 1 9 10 +3 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
1 Adam Gajan   Slovakia 250:15 10 2.40 156 93.59 1
2 Tomáš Suchánek   Czechia 435:13 11 1.52 167 93.41 1
3 Jani Lampinen   Finland 179:00 5 1.68 75 93.33 1
4 Thomas Milic   Canada 340:01 10 1.76 147 93.20 0
5 Carl Lindbom   Sweden 439:42 19 2.59 222 91.44 2

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

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Source: IIHF

Source: IIHF

Division I

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Group A

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The Division I Group A tournament was played in Asker, Norway, from December 11 to 17, 2022.[50][51]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Norway (H) 5 5 0 0 0 19 8 +11 15 Promoted to the 2024 Top Division
2   Kazakhstan 5 3 0 0 2 14 11 +3 9
3   France 5 2 0 1 2 16 14 +2 7
4   Hungary 5 1 1 1 2 18 18 0 6
5   Denmark 5 1 1 0 3 9 19 −10 5
6   Slovenia 5 1 0 0 4 15 21 −6 3 Relegated to the 2024 Division I B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

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The Division I Group B tournament was played in Bytom, Poland, from December 11 to 17, 2022.[52][53]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Japan 5 4 0 1 0 25 16 +9 13 Promoted to the 2024 Division I A
2   Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 23 12 +11 12
3   Italy 5 2 1 0 2 12 13 −1 8
4   Poland (H) 5 1 1 0 3 21 19 +2 5
5   Estonia 5 1 0 1 3 11 14 −3 4
6   South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 12 30 −18 3 Relegated to the 2024 Division II A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II

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Group A

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The Division II Group A tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from December 11 to 17, 2022.[54][55]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Croatia 5 3 1 1 0 25 17 +8 12[a] Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2   Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 27 11 +16 12[a]
3   Lithuania (H) 5 3 0 1 1 15 9 +6 10
4   Spain 5 2 0 0 3 18 20 −2 6
5   Netherlands 5 1 1 0 3 11 21 −10 5
6   Romania 5 0 0 0 5 11 29 −18 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Great Britain 4–7 Croatia

Group B

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The Division II Group B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from January 16 to 22, 2023.[56][57]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   China 5 4 1 0 0 29 9 +20 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2   Belgium 5 4 0 1 0 25 14 +11 13
3   Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 27 18 +9 9
4   Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 18 21 −3 6
5   Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 17 29 −12 3
6   Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 7 32 −25 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division III

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The Division III tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from January 26 to February 2, 2023.[58][59] After the Preliminary round, all teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
30 January
 
 
A1
  Australia
28
 
1 February
 
B4
  South Africa
0
 
1
  Israel
6
 
30 January
 
5
  Turkey
4
 
B1
  Israel
10
 
2 February
 
A4
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
 
1
  Israel
1
 
30 January
 
2
  Australia
4
 
A2
  Kyrgyzstan
1
 
1 February
 
B3
  Turkey
3
 
2
  Australia
4
 
30 January
 
3
  Bulgaria
1 3rd place match
 
B2
  Bulgaria
6
 
2 February
 
A3
  New Zealand
2
 
3
  Bulgaria
8
 
 
5
  Turkey
3
 

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Australia
    Israel
    Bulgaria
4   Turkey
5   New Zealand
6   Kyrgyzstan
7   Bosnia and Herzegovina
8   South Africa
Promoted to the 2024 Division II B
Relegated to the 2024 Division III B

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