World Juniors 2027 Schedule: Every Game Time, Canada and USA Dates, Dec. 26 to Jan. 5

The 2027 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC) runs from Saturday, Dec. 26, 2026 to Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, and Canada opens against Switzerland at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the first night, according to the National Hockey League (NHL) site NHL.com and Daily Faceoff. Both published the schedule on Sept. 22, 2026 and agree on every game and time. The IIHF and Hockey Canada pages blocked automated access, so we cite those two outlets. Mountain Time (MT), the Alberta clock, is two hours behind ET.

What is the full World Juniors 2027 schedule?

Times below are ET as published. The MT, Pacific Time (PT) and Atlantic Time (AT) columns are our conversions; all of these dates fall on standard time. Group A plays in Red Deer, at the Marchant Crane Centrium (renamed from the Peavey Mart Centrium in June 2025, per Westerner Park). Group B plays at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Date	Game	Place	ET	MT	PT	AT
Sat., Dec. 26	Czechia vs Norway	Edmonton	2:00 p.m.	noon	11:00 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 26	Sweden vs Finland	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 26	Canada vs Switzerland	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 26	USA vs Germany	Red Deer	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 27	Latvia vs Czechia	Edmonton	2:00 p.m.	noon	11:00 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 27	Slovakia vs Sweden	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 27	Switzerland vs Norway	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 27	Germany vs Finland	Red Deer	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 28	Slovakia vs USA	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 28	Canada vs Latvia	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	Switzerland vs Czechia	Edmonton	2:00 p.m.	noon	11:00 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	Finland vs USA	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	Norway vs Canada	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	Sweden vs Germany	Red Deer	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30	Norway vs Latvia	Edmonton	3:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	noon	4:00 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30	Germany vs Slovakia	Red Deer	6:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 31	Latvia vs Switzerland	Edmonton	2:00 p.m.	noon	11:00 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 31	Finland vs Slovakia	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 31	Czechia vs Canada	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 31	USA vs Sweden	Red Deer	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.

What are the knockout dates and times?

NHL.com says the top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals. It lists the Saturday, Jan. 2 quarterfinals as Quarterfinals 1 and 3 in Red Deer and Quarterfinals 2 and 4 at Rogers Place; Daily Faceoff does not give those venues. The matchups are not set until the round robin ends. Daily Faceoff names the Jan. 5 games the Bronze Medal Game and the Gold Medal Game, and NHL.com calls the last one the championship game.

Date	Game	Place	ET	MT	PT	AT
Sat., Jan. 2	Relegation game	Edmonton	noon	10:00 a.m.	9:00 a.m.	1:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 2	Quarterfinal 1	Red Deer	2:00 p.m.	noon	11:00 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 2	Quarterfinal 2	Edmonton	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 2	Quarterfinal 3	Red Deer	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 2	Quarterfinal 4	Edmonton	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 4	Semifinal 1	Edmonton	5:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 4	Semifinal 2	Edmonton	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 5	Bronze medal game	Edmonton	5:30 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 5	Gold medal game	Edmonton	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.

When does Canada play at the 2027 World Juniors?

All four round-robin games for Canada are at Rogers Place, at 7 p.m. ET, and the last one is a New Year’s Eve game. Canada’s opener falls on Boxing Day, which our Boxing Day 2026 story covers for readers planning the long weekend. For another hockey date on Dec. 31, see our NHL Winter Classic 2027 story.

Date	Game	Place	ET	MT
Sat., Dec. 26	Canada vs Switzerland	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 28	Canada vs Latvia	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	Norway vs Canada	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 31	Czechia vs Canada	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.

The Canadian Press and The Sports Network (TSN) reported the Switzerland opener on Sept. 22, 2026. Canada’s selection camp dates and roster have not been confirmed in the sources we used, so we list neither.

When does the United States play?

The United States is in Group A and plays all four round-robin games in Red Deer, in the late slots.

Date	Game	Place	ET	MT
Sat., Dec. 26	USA vs Germany	Red Deer	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 28	Slovakia vs USA	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	Finland vs USA	Red Deer	4:30 p.m.	2:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 31	USA vs Sweden	Red Deer	9:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.

Which teams are in each group?

Group	Venue	Teams
Group A	Marchant Crane Centrium, Red Deer	Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden, United States
Group B	Rogers Place, Edmonton	Canada, Czechia, Latvia, Norway, Switzerland

Where can you watch the World Juniors 2027?

NHL.com lists NHL Network in the United States, and TSN and Réseau des sports (RDS) in Canada. Check the listings nearer the date for the channel of each game.

What do World Juniors 2027 tickets cost?

Daily Hive reported on Sept. 22, 2026 that single-game tickets start at $40. It listed full-event packages at $1,107.60 to $2,707.60 for Edmonton (16 games) and $495 to $745 for Red Deer (14 games). We could not confirm what single-game tickets are on sale today or when more go on sale, so check Hockey Canada for current availability.

Who won the last World Juniors?

Sweden beat Czechia 4-2 in the 2026 final on Jan. 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota, The Hockey News reported on Jan. 6, 2026. It was the last tournament before Edmonton and Red Deer.

Free World Juniors 2027 schedule printable

Our one-page sheet lists all 29 games in the order they are played, with the ET start, the MT start and a Done column for the score. Mark the dates on the December 2026 printable calendar and the January 2027 printable calendar.