Host country United States | Teams 10 | |
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Dates December 26, 2017 – January 5, 2018 Venue(s) KeyBank Center, Buffalo
HarborCenter, Buffalo
New Era Field, Orchard Park (in 2 host cities) | ||
The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship will be the 42nd Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It will be hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It will begin on December 26, 2017, and will end with the gold medal game being played on January 5, 2018. This marks the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC and the second time that Buffalo has done so (Buffalo also hosted the event in 2011).
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A preliminary game between Canada and the United States will also be played outdoors at New Era Field in nearby Orchard Park, New York on December 29, 2017. It will mark the first ever outdoor game played during an IIHF world championship at the junior level.
Potential Hosts
On July 28, 2015, USA Hockey named the five initial finalists for hosting the event:
Chicago and Tampa were eliminated on September 15. Buffalo was chosen as the host site on December 3, with a formal announcement on December 4. In a first for the series, at least one of the games is expected to be hosted outdoors.