Canada to open world junior hockey championships against Czechs in Halifax
HALIFAX — Canada’s junior men’s hockey team face Czechia to open its defence of its world championship gold medal on Boxing Day in Halifax.
Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation released the schedule on Tuesday for the tournament, Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Moncton and Halifax.
Canada is in Group A in Halifax with Sweden, Czechia, who the Canadians beat in the 2022 semifinal, Germany and Austria.
Finland, the defending silver medallists, open the tournament on Boxing Day against Switzerland. The Finns are in Group B in Moncton with the United States, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia.