2026 World Junior Championships: Groups set, U.S. will play its games at Xcel Energy Center
Groups have been set for the 2026 World Junior Championships, which will be played Dec. 26, 2025 through Jan. 5, 2026, at Xcel Energy Center and 3M Arena at Mariucci Arena.
Group A will feature Team USA and play all games at the X. The other teams will be Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland and Germany. The U.S. is the two-time defending gold medalist. Group B will play at Mariucci on the University of Minnesota campus and feature Finland, Czechia, Canada, Latvia and Denmark.
Group A and Group B ticket packages, both which include medal-round tickets, will go on sale beginning Saturday at 10 a.m. CT at 2026.worldjunior.hockey.
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