IIHF World Juniors 2026 live stream online
The IIHF World Juniors Ice Hockey Championships is ready to serve as the 50th edition of the Top Division U20 Hockey Championships, where each team competes to win the championship gold medal meet simultaneously from Friday, December 26, 2025, to Monday, January 5, 2026, take place in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, United States. TSN.ca or TSN app will host in Canada and NHL Network in the United States will air the entire tournament live.
When are the 2026 World Juniors kicking off?
It is actually start in the Boxing Day in every late December and ending in early January. However, according to the IIHF, (The International Ice Hockey Federation), the 2026 World Juniors championship will be held in two arenas, Xcel Energy Center and 3M Arena at Mariucci Minneapolis–Saint Paul, United States from Friday, December 26, 2025, and is expected to conclude with a Gold medal game on Monday, January 5, 2026.
How Venues are set
The 2026 WJC tournament games are set to take place in two venues at the Xcel Energy Center, in the Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Frost, and the 2nd venue is 3M Arena at Mariucci, at the University of Minnesota.
The United States will host the tournament seventh time and first time since 2018. The Xcel Energy Center has the capacity of 17,954 and 3M Arena at Mariucci has 10,257 capacity.
How to watch
| What | 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships |
| When | Start on Fri, Dec. 26, and ends Mon, Jan. 5, 2026 |
| Where | Xcel Energy Center and 3M Arena at Mariucci |
| TV channel | TSN, NHL Network |
| Live stream | Crackstreams |
The World Juniors Championship 2026 will be available on TSN.ca or the TSN app in Canada and the NHL Network in the United States via NHL.com and the NHLN app. If you don’t have a cable connection there are a lot of streamers available in the market that offer NHLN, including Sling TV, FuboTV, Youtube TV, Hulu Plus, and more. Here are the best ways to access NHLN to watch the World Juniors at the beginning of the year.
Which teams are in the 2026 World U20 Championship?
Ten nations will serve in the 2026 World U20 Championship in two groups. Group A team’s games will be played in the Xcel Energy Center, and Group B games in the 3M Arena at Mariucci.
| Group A | Group B |
| United States (1) | Finland (2) |
| Sweden (4) | Czechia (3) |
| Slovakia (6) | Canada (5) |
| Switzerland (8) | Latvia (7) |
| Germany (9) | Denmark (11) |
Who won the 2025 World Juniors Championships?
The United States wins 7th title by defeating Finland 4–3 in overtime in the gold medal game.
What channel does the 2026 World Juniors on today?
| Country | Streams |
| United States | NHL Network |
| Austria | Eurosport |
| Canada | TSN, RDS |
| Germany | Eurosport |
| Czech Republic | CT Sport |
| Finland | TV5 |
| Sweden | SVT, TV4, TV12, C More |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
| Switzerland | UPC Switzerland (MySports) |
| Russia | Match TV, Channel One Russia |
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