City of Cornwall to host exciting World Junior Championship games
October 23, 2024
The pre-tournament schedule for the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship has been announced, and the City of Cornwall is pleased to announce that the it has been selected as one of seven communities to host games from December 19 to 23. 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 and Arnprior, along with Belleville, Brockville, Cornwall, Hawkesbury and Kingston. Over five days, all 10 competing teams will be on the ice.
Cornwall will be hosting 2 exhibition games at the Cornwall Civic Complex. On Friday December 20th at 7 pm Finland will be taking on Slovakia, while on Monday December 23rd Team USA and Finland will hit the ice for a 4 pm game. Tickets for the two exhibition games in Cornwall are on sale now at the Benson Centre and Cornwall Aquatic Centre Box Office,as well as online at through TicketPro https://tproontario.ticketpro.ca/en/pages/IIHF?aff=coc.
In addition to the 2 games, Finland and Slovakia will hold pre-tournament camps at the Cornwall Civic Complex and the Benson Centre from December 16 to December 23.
“Once again, the City of Cornwall is proud to be hosting teams from around the world as part of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship”, said Cornwall Mayor Justin Towndale. “We value our continued partnership with Hockey Canada, and look forward to showcasing our community as we host the training camps and games.
Other Ontario communities hosting pre-tournament camps ahead of the holiday hockey tradition including Arnprior (Latvia), Belleville (Czechia and Sweden) Brockville (Switzerland), Carleton Place (Kazakhstan), Kingston (United States) and Ottawa (Canada and Germany).
“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.
Canada will open its exhibition schedule with a pair of games at TD Place in Ottawa, taking on Switzerland on Dec. 19 and Sweden on Dec. 21 before facing Czechia at the Canadian Tire Centre on Dec. 23. All three games begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Limited individual game tickets remain available for 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. Fans can secure their seat by visiting Hockeycanada.ca/WorldJuniors.