The United States will play Germany in one of four games Dec. 26, the first day of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, which will be held in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The tournament will run Dec. 26-Jan. 5, 2026. Games will be played at Grand Casino Arena, home of the Minnesota Wild, in St. Paul, and at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

The United States is the two-time defending World Juniors champion. The U.S. won 4-3 in overtime against Finland in the gold-medal game at the 2025 WJC at Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. At the 2024 WJC, the U.S. defeated Sweden 6-2 in the gold-medal game at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The U.S. has won the WJC seven times, including three times in the past five years.

Canada, which

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