The World Junior Championships is headed back to Canada

Hockey Canada announced today that the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships will be hosted in the city of Ottawa, Ontarion.

"We are thrilled that the IIHF World Junior Championship will return to Canada and our nation’s capital in 2025," said Pat McLaughlin, COO of Hockey Canada. "The bid that was submitted to host the World Juniors in Ottawa was exceptional, and we cannot wait for fans throughout Canada and the world to experience the celebration of hockey for themselves."

Canada has hosted the tournament the past three years in Edmonton and then in Halifax and Moncton. The 2024 tournament will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Ottawa last hosted the World Junior Championships in 2009 when a Canadian team led by the likes of John Tavares, Jordan Eberle and PK Subban won gold after a dramatic shootout victory in the semi-final game against Russia.

Who can forget Eberle tying the game with just 5 seconds left?

Absolutely electric. I can't wait to see what Ottawa has in store for us again in 2025.