The 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship runs from December 26, 2026, to January 5, 2027, in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, and this page quotes no odds for it yet. Sweden defends the title after beating Czechia 4-2 in the 2026 gold medal game in Minnesota.
The schedule was announced on September 22. Canada is at home, playing its preliminary games at Rogers Place in Edmonton, and the medal games are there on January 5.
The 2027 World Juniors schedule
| Stage | Date | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | December 26 to 31 | Group A in Red Deer, Group B in Edmonton |
| Relegation game and quarterfinals | January 2 | Edmonton and Red Deer |
| Semifinals | January 4 | Rogers Place, Edmonton |
| Bronze and gold medal games | January 5 | Rogers Place, Edmonton |
Group A plays at the Marchant Crane Centrium in Red Deer: Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and the United States. Group B plays at Rogers Place: Canada, Czechia, Latvia, Norway and Switzerland. The defending champion and the United States share a group, and Canada and Czechia, who met in the 2026 semifinal, share the other.
Opening day, December 26, has four games, all times Mountain:
- Czechia and Norway, 12 p.m.
- Sweden and Finland, 2:30 p.m.
- Canada and Switzerland, 5 p.m.
- United States and Germany, 7:30 p.m.
Canada then plays Latvia on December 28 and Norway on December 29, and closes the group against Czechia on December 31. Individual tickets go on sale to the public on September 25.
How the 2026 World Juniors finished
| Game | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold medal game, January 5 | Sweden 4, Czechia 2 |
| Bronze medal game, January 5 | Canada 6, Finland 3 |
| Semifinal, January 4 | Sweden 4, Finland 3 |
| Semifinal, January 4 | Czechia 6, Canada 4 |
| Relegation game, January 2 | Germany 8, Denmark 4 |
Sweden won all four of its preliminary games, including 6-3 over the United States on December 31, then beat Latvia 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Its semifinal against Finland was the closest of its knockout games, a one-goal win.
The United States went out in the quarterfinals, 4-3 to Finland. Czechia reached the final by beating Switzerland 6-2 and then Canada 6-4. Denmark lost the relegation game to Germany, and Norway is in the 2027 field instead.
Canada at home
Canada’s 2026 tournament ended with bronze, after a 7-1 quarterfinal win over Slovakia and the 6-4 semifinal loss to Czechia. In the group it beat Denmark 9-1 and Finland 7-4.
Hockey Canada named Misha Donskov as head coach for 2027 in July. The tournament is on Canadian ice for the first time in two years, and more than 80,000 fans signed up for the priority ticket draw.
How to read the 2027 odds when they open
The first market will be the tournament winner, a futures bet. Turn each price into the chance it needs: for a minus price, divide the price by the price plus 100, so -120 needs 54.5%; for a plus price, divide 100 by the price plus 100, so +450 needs 18.2%. A futures bet is only worth making when you rate the team’s chance higher than that.
The 2026 results tell you which programs reached the last four: Sweden, Czechia, Canada and Finland. They say much less about who will be on the ice in Edmonton and Red Deer, since Canada has not yet named its 2027 roster. Our NHL predictions cover the league these players are heading to, alongside the NHL scores and odds page and the NHL blog.