The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship is scheduled for August 9-20, 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
The U.S. will compete in Group B alongside Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. Canada, Czechia, Finland, Latvia and Slovakia make up Group A.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled for Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, from Dec. 26- Jan. 5, 2022. On Dec. 29, the IIHF Council decided that, due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship would be cancelled to ensure the health and safety of all participants. Read the full IIHF statement here.
Most recently, the U.S. National Junior Team claimed their fifth gold medal at the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
To date, the U.S. National Junior Team has claimed 13 medals, including five gold (2021, 2017, 2013, 2010, 2004), two silver (2019, 1997) and six bronze medals (2018, 2016, 2011, 2007, 1992, 1986).
Date | Game | Time (Local/ET)/Result | Location | Player of the Game | Statistics |
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Fri., August 5 | Finland Pre-Tournament Game |
L, 2-5 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Logan Cooley | Game Stats |
Sat., August 6 | Switzerland Pre-Tournament Game |
W, 6-1 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Red Savage | Game Stats |
Tues., August 9 | Germany Preliminary Round |
W, 5-1 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Luke Hughes | Game Stats |
Thurs., August 11 | Switzerland Preliminary Round |
W, 7-1 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Carter Mazur | Game Stats |
Sat., August 13 | Austria Preliminary Round |
W, 7-0 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Wyatt Kaiser | Game Stats |
Sun., August 14 | Sweden Preliminary Round |
W, 3-2 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Matt Coronato | Game Stats |
Wed., August 17 | Czechia Quarterfinals |
L, 2-4 | Rogers Place Edmonton, Alberta |
Carter Mazur | Game Stats |