Seven Ontario communities Including Brockville to host pre-tournament games in December ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship

Ottawa – The pre-tournament schedule for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship (https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2024-25/world-championship/stats/schedule?tournament=true) has been announced, with seven communities slated to host games from December 19-23, including Brockville.

In total, 11 games will be played throughout Eastern Ontario on the Road to the World Juniors. The road begins and ends in Ottawa, with three games scheduled for the nation’s capital, as well as Arnprior, Bellville, Brockville, Cornwall, Hawkesbury and Kingston. Over five days, all 10 competing teams will be on the ice.

Canada will open its exhibition schedule with a pair of games at TD Place in Ottawa, taking on Switzerland on December 19 and Sweden on December 21 before facing Czechia at the Canadian Tire Centre on December 23. All three games begin at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT.

In addition to the games, seven Ontario communities will host competing teams from around the world for pre-tournament camps ahead of the holiday hockey tradition: Arnprior (Latvia), Belleville (Czechia and Sweden), Brockville (Switzerland), Carleton Place (Kazakhstan), Cornwall (Finland and Slovakia), Kingston (United States) and Ottawa (Canada and Germany).

An exhibition game featuring Czechia and Latvia teams will take place in Brockville at the Brockville Memorial Centre on Friday, December 20th beginning at 5:00 pm.

Ticket are $30.00 + applicable fees and HST and can be purchased here: https://www.bactickets.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1844.html

“This year’s World Juniors will celebrate hockey in Eastern Ontario, and we are thrilled to have these communities play host to practices and games leading up to Boxing Day,” said Dean McIntosh, senior vice president of revenue, fan experience and community impact for Hockey Canada. “We know fans and volunteers in each community take immense pride in welcoming the world, and we look forward to seeing the excitement build as the 10 teams prepare to compete for a gold medal in our nation’s capital.”

Tickets for pre-tournament games are on sale now, including limited seats at TD Place for Canada’s first two matchups. Click here for more information:

https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2024-25

Limited individual game tickets remain available for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. Fans can secure their seat by visiting:

https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/junior/2024-25/world-championship/stats/schedule?pretournament=true

TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of Hockey Canada, will air all three of Canada’s pre-tournament games and all 29 tournament games, beginning with Sweden and Slovakia on December 26 at 12:00 pm ET/9:00 am PT. Check your local listings for more details.

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