Team Canada New Year's Eve Game

Summary

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 edit

Year Date Time (EST) Venue Host city Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Game reference
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 edit

  1. ^ The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References edit