After the end of the 2024 U20 World Cup, we have learned the complete composition of the groups for the 2025 championship, which will be held in Ottawa, Canada.
news-item-description">USA hockey players won gold medals at the U20 World Cup in Sweden. In Friday’s final, they beat the home team 6:2 and won their country’s sixth title in this age category. They replaced Canada on the throne, which triumphed in the previous two championships.
In the junior championship, the groups are not formed according to the ranking of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), but according to the placement in the last championship.
In Group A, the winner of the USA will be with the fourth team of the year with Finland and fifth Canada, they will be joined by eighth Latvia and ninth Germany, which managed to fight for salvation with Norway.
In the B-group, the second Sweden will be with the third Czech Republic together with the sixth Slovakia, the seventh Switzerland and advancing Kazakhstan. The Slovaks will once again have both the Czech Republic and Switzerland in their group after a year.
The World Junior Championship in Canada is scheduled from December 26, 2024 to January 5, 2025.
Group A1. USA
4. Finland
5. Canada
8. Latvia
9. Germany
Group B2. Sweden
3. Czech Republic
6. Slovakia
7. Switzerland
10. Kazakhstan
2024-01-05 21:31:32
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