2027 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2027 IIHF World Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Canada
Cities	Edmonton Red Deer
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	December 26, 2026 – January 5, 2027
Teams	10

The 2027 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2027 WJC) will be the 51st Ice Hockey World Junior Championships organized by the IIHF. There are seven tournament tiers. The top division will begin December 26, 2026, and end with the gold medal game on January 5, 2027.

Top Division

Preliminary round

Seeding

The preliminary group distribution is based on the order of finish at the 2026 World Junior Championship, with promoted Norway taking the place of relegated Denmark. Tournament organizers still have the option to swap two of the teams to boost attendance.

Group A
(Rogers Place)

• Czechia (2)
• Canada (3) (H)
• Switzerland (6)
• Latvia (7)
• Norway (11-Promoted)

Group B
(Marchant Crane Centrium)

• Sweden (1)
• Finland (4)
• United States (5)
• Slovakia (8)
• Germany (9)

Division I

Group A

• Austria
• Denmark – relegated from Top Division
• Hungary – promoted from Division I B
• Kazakhstan
• Slovenia
• Ukraine

Group B

• Estonia
• France – relegated from Division I A
• Japan
• Lithuania
• Poland
• South Korea – promoted from Division II A

Division II

Group A

• China
• Croatia
• Great Britain
• Italy – relegated from Division I B
• Netherlands – promoted from Division II B
• Romania

Group B

• Australia
• Israel
• New Zealand
• Serbia
• Spain – relegated from Division II A
• Chinese Taipei – promoted from Division III A

Division III

Group A

• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Iceland – relegated from Division II B
• Kyrgyzstan – promoted from Division III B
• Thailand
• Turkey

Group B

• Bosnia and Herzegovina – relegated from Division III A
• Hong Kong
• Luxembourg
• Mexico
• South Africa