Will Russia play? Find the published teams, groups, December 2026 start date and full World Juniors 2027 schedule, with dated answers and official sources.
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World Juniors, explained.
Direct answers, dated evidence and official sources. The tournament starting in December 2026 is the 2027 edition.
Russia is not in the published ten-team lineup for the 2027 World Juniors as checked on November 10, 2026. The organizer's November 7 statement says it is implementing a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling and reviewing conditions for Russian participation. It does not confirm Russia will play in this tournament. An unlisted team is not a confirmed entrant; this is not a claim that the wider process has reached a final outcome.
The published lineup lists Canada, Czechia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. These are national teams, not final player rosters. Russia and Belarus are not in that published lineup.
The 2027 World Juniors starts on December 26, 2026, and finishes on January 5, 2027. The opening game is Czechia vs Norway on December 26 at 12:00 MST in Edmonton (19:00 UTC; 20:00 in Norway).
The tournament starting December 26, 2026, is the 2027 World Juniors. It crosses New Year and ends January 5, 2027. The 2026 edition is a different tournament; this page covers the December 2026–January 2027 edition, not results or teams from the previous edition.
Edmonton and Red Deer in Alberta, Canada, host the tournament. Group B plays at Rogers Place in Edmonton; Group A plays at the Marchant Crane Centrium in Red Deer. The official game schedule also labels the Red Deer venue WP Centrium.
Group A in Red Deer contains Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and the United States. Group B in Edmonton contains Canada, Czechia, Latvia, Norway and Switzerland.
Norway's preliminary games are against Czechia on December 26 at 12:00 MST, Switzerland on December 27 at 17:00 MST, Canada on December 29 at 17:00 MST, and Latvia on December 30 at 13:00 MST. All four are at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Norway is eight hours ahead: the Switzerland and Canada games begin at 01:00 CET the following day in Norway.
Norway vs Canada is scheduled for December 29, 2026, at 17:00 MST at Rogers Place in Edmonton. That is December 30 at 00:00 UTC and 01:00 CET in Norway. The date changes when converting from Alberta.
Canada plays Switzerland on December 26, Latvia on December 28, Norway on December 29 and Czechia on December 31. Each game starts at 17:00 MST at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
The quarterfinals and relegation game are on January 2, 2027. The semifinals are on January 4. The bronze-medal game is January 5 at 15:30 MST and the gold-medal final is January 5 at 19:30 MST, both in Edmonton. The final starts January 6 at 02:30 UTC (03:30 CET), so European viewers should note the date change.
No. The organizer's November 7, 2026 statement explicitly says the Belarusian under-20 team will not participate in the 2027 World Junior Championship. Its Belarus decision should not be presented as a final decision on Russia.
The announced tournament has ten national teams and 29 games, excluding pre-tournament games. The schedule lists 20 preliminary games, one relegation game, four quarterfinals, two semifinals and two medal games. Playoff participants are not yet determined.
The official schedule announcement names TSN and RDS as the Canadian broadcast partners. This does not establish viewing rights in other countries; check your local broadcaster before buying a subscription.
No tournament results are recorded in this November 10, 2026 snapshot: the first game is scheduled for December 26. The listed countries are not confirmed player rosters. This page is an editorially checked schedule and information guide, not a live score feed or a roster announcement.
Venue time is Mountain Standard Time (MST, UTC−7). Your device-local time appears underneath, including any date change. TBD means participants are not yet determined.
29 fixtures
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
CzechiavsNorway
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
SwedenvsFinland
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
CanadavsSwitzerland
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
United StatesvsGermany
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
LatviavsCzechia
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
SlovakiavsSweden
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
SwitzerlandvsNorway
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
GermanyvsFinland
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
SlovakiavsUnited States
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
CanadavsLatvia
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
SwitzerlandvsCzechia
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
FinlandvsUnited States
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
NorwayvsCanada
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
SwedenvsGermany
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
NorwayvsLatvia
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
GermanyvsSlovakia
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
LatviavsSwitzerland
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
FinlandvsSlovakia
Preliminary round · Group BEdmonton · Rogers Place
CzechiavsCanada
Preliminary round · Group ARed Deer · Marchant Crane Centrium
