The preliminary round is over. The rest of the 2022 World Juniors is simple: survive and advance.
The knockout phase of the tournament begins on Wednesday, as the field has been trimmed slightly from 10 teams to eight. After a week of competition in group play, the top four teams in each group advance to play for a medal.
There weren’t too many surprises in the preliminary round, with Canada, the USA, Sweden and Finland making the top four teams as expected. However, we were in for a huge upset as Latvia picked up their first win in the preliminary round at the World Juniors, which saw the Czech Republic clinch the third seed in Pool A.
With the win, it knocked Slovakia out of medal contention, joining Austria as the only two teams not to advance to the knockout stage.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the World Junior 2022 playoff times, TV channels and dates.
How to watch the Junior World Cup 2022 on TV, live
TV channel (Canada): TSN
Live Stream (Canada): TSN.ca, TSN application
TV channel (USA): NHL Network
Live Stream (USA): fuboTV
TSN and the NHL Network will once again be home to all the action for the 2022 World Juniors.
American audiences can watch the games live on television on the NHL Network or stream them via fuboTV.
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EJ Hradek will provide play-by-play assignments for all games with Team USA. He will be joined on the broadcasts by analyst Dave Starman and reporter Jon Rosen.
Canadian viewers can watch the competition on TSN or stream the games TSN.ca or in the TSN application.
World Youth Ranking 2022
Team Canada and Team USA went a perfect 4-0-0-0, earning the top spots in their respective pools.
Finland were the only other team to record multiple wins in Group A, earning two wins in regulation and a shootout win to finish in second place. Latvia’s ill-fated win over the Czech Republic moved them up to third, knocking out the Czech Republic at No. 4 and Slovakia out of a quarter-final spot.
In Group B, Sweden finished second after losing only to the USA. Germany secured third place with wins over Switzerland and Austria, while the Swiss punched their ticket to the quarter-finals with a win over the Austrians.
Group A
Group B
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No team will be relegated, so the same 10 countries will compete again in December at the 2023 tournament.
Where are the Junior World Cup 2022 being held?
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Place: Rogers Square
The 2022 World Junior Championships will take place in Edmonton, Alberta. All games will be played at Rogers Place, home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. It is the first time since 1988 that there are no multiple host cities.
In December of last year, when the 2022 tournament originally began, it was set for both Edmonton and Red Deer. The games were split between Rogers Place and Peavey Mart Centrum in Red Deer, home of the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the 2022 tournament was scheduled to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. However, it was changed to Edmonton in September 2020, due to the restrictions put in place with COVID-19. Instead, Gothenburg was reassigned to the 2024 tournament.
This year is Edmonton’s fourth time hosting the Junior World Games, having previously hosted in 1995, 2012 and 2021.
2022 World Junior Qualifiers Schedule
Wednesday August 17
Friday, August 19
Friday, August 19
Junior World 2022 preliminary round results
Tuesday, August 9
Wednesday, August 10
Thursday, August 11
Friday, August 12
Saturday, August 13
Sunday, August 14
Monday, August 15
Past Junior World Winners
The last winner to be crowned junior world champions was the United States, who defeated Canada 2-0 in the gold medal game in 2021.
The Kings’ Alex Turcotte and the Ducks’ Trevor Zegras each had a goal, while the Panthers’ Spencer Knight shut out American rivals USA for the nation’s fifth gold medal.
Which country has won the most medals?
Canada enters the 2022 tournament with the most gold medals of all time, but Russia, which is not participating in the 2022 tournament, owns the most total medals.
* Includes medals won as Soviet Union and CIS
+ Includes medals won as Czechoslovakia