The United States has ventured into the IIHF Ice Hockey World Junior Championship 2018-19. The championship is going to start from Wednesday, 26 December 2018 to Saturday, 5 January 2019. The U.S. National Junior Team has hopped in the tournament within the most successful period of their growing under-20 program. The team has taken medals in 3 continuous matches for the first time in their history.
Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament
Team USA’s fixture and schedule of World Juniors
Date |
Opponent | Time | TV Network |
|
26 December 2018 |
Slovakia | 6:30 PM ET | NHLN, TSN |
|
28 December 2018 |
Kazakhstan | 10:30 PM ET | NHLN, TSN |
| 29 December 2018 | Sweden | 10:30 PM ET |
NHLN, TSN |
|
31 December 2018 |
Finland | 10:30 PM ET | NHLN, TSN |
| 2 January 2019 | Quarterfinals |
TBD |
|
| 4 January 2019 | Semifinals |
TBD |
|
| 5 January 2019 | Finals |
TBD |
|
Where to watch USA games live online
World Junior Championship games are only broadcasted on NHL Network in the U.S. NHL is going to broadcast 20 live games over it. Viewers can watch their live stream for the game online through a subscription to NHL.tv or NHL app.
Roster for Team USA’s 2019 World Juniors
USA Hockey has held a selection camp which started from December 15. The players will be selected accordingly. Below are the listed players that are invited to the camp. The final list will be out after the final cuts are made.
FORWARDS
Name |
2018-19 team | NHL rights |
|
Evan Barratt |
Penn State (NCAA) | Blackhawks |
|
Noah Cates |
Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) |
Flyers |
|
Sasha Chmelevski |
Ottawa 67s (OHL) | Sharks |
| Logan Cockerill | Boston U (NCAA) |
Islanders |
|
Cole Coskey |
Saginaw (OHL) | 2019 draft |
| Sean Dhooghe | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
2019 draft |
|
Jack Drury |
Harvard (NCAA) | Hurricanes |
| Joel Farabee | Boston U (NCAA) |
Flyers |
|
Jack Hughes |
U.S. NTDP | 2019 draft |
| Tyler Madden | Northeastern (NCAA) |
Canucks |
|
Josh Norris |
Michigan (NCAA) | Senators |
| Jay O’Brien | Providence (NCAA) |
Flyers |
|
Ryan Poehling |
St. Cloud State (NCAA) |
Canadiens |
| Jason Robertson | Niagara (OHL) |
Stars |
|
Oliver Wahlstrom |
Boston College (NCAA) | Islanders |
| Sammy Walker | Minnesota (NCAA) |
Lightning |
DEFENSEMEN
Name |
2018-19 team | NHL rights |
| Mikey Anderson | Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) |
Kings |
|
Michael Callahan |
Providence (NCAA) | Coyotes |
| Ty Emberson | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
Coyotes |
|
Quinn Hughes |
Michigan (NCAA) | Canucks |
| Joey Keane | Barrie (OHL) |
Rangers |
|
Phil Kemp |
Yale (NCAA) | Oilers |
| K’Andre Miller | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
Rangers |
|
Dylan Samberg |
Minnesota (NCAA) | Jets |
| Mattias Samuelsson | Western Michigan (NCAA) |
Sabres |
|
Jack St. Ivan |
Yale (NCAA) |
Flyers |
GOALIES
Name |
2018-19 team | NHL rights |
|
Kyle Keyser |
Oshawa (OHL) |
Bruins |
|
Spencer Knight |
U.S. NTDP | 2019 draft |
| Cayden Primeau | Northeastern (NCAA) |
Canadiens |
World Junior Championship Groups
GROUP A
Team |
Wins | Losses | OTL | Points |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
Russia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
GROUP B
Team |
Wins | Losses | OTL | Points |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Complete Ice Hockey World Junior Championship schedule
26 December 2018
|
Czech Republic vs. Switzerland |
4:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| United States vs. Slovakia | 6:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
|
Canada vs. Denmark |
8:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Finland vs. Sweden | 10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
27 December 2018
|
Russia vs. Denmark |
4:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Slovakia vs. Sweden | 6:30 pm |
TSN |
|
Switzerland vs. Canada |
8:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Finland vs. Kazakhstan | 10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
28 December 2018
|
Czech Republic vs. Russia |
8:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Kazakhstan vs. United States | 10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
29 December 2018
|
Denmark vs. Switzerland |
4:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Slovakia vs. Finland |
6:30 pm |
|
|
Canada vs. Czech Republic |
8:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Sweden vs. United States | 10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
30 December 2018
|
Switzerland vs. Russia |
8:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia | 10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
31 December 2018
|
Denmark vs. Czech Republic |
4:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| Sweden vs. Kazakhstan |
6:30 pm |
|
|
Russia vs. Canada |
8:00 pm | NHLN, TSN |
| United States vs. Finland | 10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
2 January 2018
|
Relegation game 1 (teams TBD) |
2:00 pm | |
| Quarterfinal 1 (teams TBD) | 4:00 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
|
Quarterfinal 2 (teams TBD) |
6:30 pm | TSN |
| Quarterfinal 3 (teams TBD) | 8:00 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
|
Quarterfinal 4 (teams TBD) |
10:30 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
4 January 2018
|
Relegation game 2 (teams TBD) |
noon | |
| Semifinal 1 (teams TBD) | 4:00 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
|
Semifinal 2 (teams TBD) |
8:00 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
5 January 2018
|
Relegation game 3 (teams TBD) |
noon | |
| Bronze-medal game (teams TBD) | 4:00 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
|
Gold-medal game (teams TBD) |
8:00 pm |
NHLN, TSN |
