The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship was played Dec. 26, 2022 - Jan. 5, 2023 in Moncton, New Brunswick, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The coaching staff for the team was announced on April 5 and the final roster was announced on Dec. 16.
The United States, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia formed Group B and played preliminary round games at the Avenir Centre in Moncton. Canada, Sweden, Czechia, Germany and Austria competed in Group A, with preliminary-round games taking place at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
The U.S. played its quarterfinal in Moncton and moved to Halifax for semifinal and medal-round play.
Team USA finished with a bronze medal, its 14th medal all-time in the World Juniors.
Date | Game | Result | Location | Player of Game |
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Mon., December 19 | Finland Pre-Tournament |
W, 5-2 | QPlex Quispamsis, N.B. |
N/A |
Wed., December 21 | Sweden Pre-Tournament |
W, 5-1 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
N/A |
Mon., December 26 | Latvia Preliminary Round |
W, 5-2 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
Sean Behrens |
Wed., December 28 | Slovakia Preliminary Round |
L, 3-6 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
Tyler Boucher |
Thurs., December 29 | Switzerland Preliminary Round |
W, 5-1 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
Logan Cooley |
Sat., December 31 | Finland Preliminary Round |
W, 6-2 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
Jimmy Snuggerud |
Mon., January 2 | Germany Quarterfinal |
W, 11-1 | Avenir Centre Moncton, N.B. |
Ryan Ufko |
Wed., January 4 | Canada Semifinal |
L, 2-6 | Scotiabank Centre Halifax, N.S. |
Kenny Connors |
Thurs., January 5 | Sweden Bronze-Medal Game |
W, 8-7 (OT) | Scotiabank Centre Halifax, N.S. |
Chaz Lucius |