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On the fifth day of the IIHF World Junior Championship held in Sweden on December 30th, only two games were scheduled as the quarterfinals were just around the corner.
Switzerland and Norway open the day, while Germany, who defeated Finland 4-3 on December 27th in one of the tournament’s upsets so far, will face Latvia.
The USA and Sweden, who defeated Hockey Canada 2-0 on Dec. 29, remain undefeated in group play through four days. USA Hockey and Canada Hockey are considered favorites to win the WJC, but Chris Peters said host Sweden could also qualify.
World Juniors is the world’s top junior hockey event, featuring some of the most prominent 2024 NHL Draft prospects, including Canada’s Maclin Celebrini.
Day 6 will include all games leading up to the end of group play, including Team USA vs. Slovakia and Sweden vs. Finland. Matches will be suspended on January 1st, with the quarterfinals starting on January 2nd.
Click here for the scores from the 5th day of the World Junior Championship held in Sweden.
This article will be updated throughout the day.
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World Junior Scores on December 30th
- Switzerland 6, Norway 2
- Latvia 6, Germany 2
World junior first day scores
World Juniors 2nd day scores
World Juniors 3rd day score
World Juniors 4th day score
2024 World Junior Schedule
Here is the rest of the schedule.
Sunday, December 31st
2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals will begin on January 2, 2024, with four games beginning at 6 a.m. ET, with the final game scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
- Quarterfinal 1, Floland-d’Avault, 6 a.m. ET (NHLN)
- Quarterfinal 2, Scandinavium, 8:30 a.m. ET (NHLN)
- Quarterfinal 3, Florentabeau, 11 a.m. ET (NHLN)
- Quarterfinal 4, Scandinavium, 1:30pm ET (NHLN)
2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Semi-Finals
The semifinals begin on January 4th, with games beginning at 6 a.m. ET and ending at 1:30 p.m.
- Relegation game, 5 a.m. ET (NHLN)
- Semifinal 1, 9 a.m. ET (NHLN)
- Semifinal 2, 1:30pm ET (NHLN)
2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Finals
The IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship bronze medal match begins January 5th at 9 a.m. ET.
- Third-place game, 9 a.m. ET (NHLN)
- Championship Game, 1:30pm ET (NHLN)
2024 World Junior TV Broadcast Information
The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship will be broadcast on television and stream in several countries by broadcasters.
- Canada: TSN, RDS, TSN Radio
- Czech Republic: Ceska TV, Czech Radio
- Finland: Discovery
- Germany: Magenta Sport, Thinxpool
- Latvia: TV6, tv3.lv
- Norway: TV2
- Slovakia: JOJ
- Sweden: SVT, NENT/Viasat, Swedish Radio
- Switzerland: My Sports
- Ukraine: X Sports
- America: NHL Network
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