The IIHF World Junior Championship is back as the fans gather in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to experience the ultimate thrill of ice hockey. The Junior championship was earlier scheduled to be held in December 2021 but due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the games were postponed and re-scheduled for the summer. Except for Russia which is exempted from participation in this tournament, all other teams who featured back in December are ready to continue their campaign from where they left off. The Ice Hockey Fan can view the games live on TV on the Gamepass.
IIHF World Junior Championship Date, Time and Venue:
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship is set to take place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from August 9 through August 20. The 10 teams will participate in this tournament with the first match set to take place between the Czech Republic and Slovakia at 2 p.m Eastern Time. Tonight on August 15 Sweden vs Germany will face their elimination match.
To start the proceedings first up is the Czech Republic which will be up against its northern European neighbor Slovakia. The two teams have always had a major presence in the ice hockey circuit and are one of the favorites to lift the title. They are placed in group A where they will be facing the last times’ runners-up Canada along with Finland and Latvia. The defending champions, the U.S.A will start their campaign later in the evening against Germany. The team U.S will be looking to retain their title as they have named a strong squad for this championship. It’s all to play for as all the teams are well prepared and will look to write their name in the history books.
Here is what you need to know about this 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship that is just a few hours away from us now.
How to watch Sweden vs Germany live stream Hockey
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship 2022 game will be televised on NHL Network in the United States, TSN in Canada, and anywhere Streaming Gamepass TV.
Over the years, Ice hockey has gained immense popularity among the American audience with the national team securing accolades on a consistent basis. To facilitate the fans, there are numeorus broadcasting networks that have come forward to televise the events throughout the country.
- US TV: NHL Network, ESPN+
- US Stream: Sling TV, FuboTV
All the games involving the United States will be broadcast on NHL Network, ESPN+, You can stream the NHL Network via PremiumTV by paying onetime payment.
- Canada TV: TSN
- Canada Stream: TSN.ca, TSN app, YouTube
WJC Schedule 2022
Aug. 15
Switzerland vs. Austria, 2 p.m.
Canada vs. Finland, 6 p.m.
Sweden vs. Germany, 10 p.m.
Aug. 17
Quarterfinal 1, 12 p.m.
Quarterfinal 2, 3:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal 3, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinal 4, 10:30 p.m.
Aug. 19
Semifinal 1, 4 p.m.
Semifinal 2, 8 p.m.
Aug. 20
Bronze-medal game, 4 p.m.
Gold-medal game, 8 p.m.
WJC 2022 Team Germany Rosters
Forwards
Alexander Blank
Ryan Del Monte
Josef Eham
Luca Hauf
Haakon Hanelt (WSH)
Nikolaus Heigl
Thomas Heigl
Danjo Leonhardt
Yannick Proske
Bennet Rossmy
Maciej Rutkowski
Joshua Samanski
Markus Schweiger
Justin Volek
Defenders
Arkadiusz Dziambor
Nils Elten
Korbinian Geibe
Maximilian Glotzl
Adrian Klein
Luca Munzenberger (EDM)
Maksymilian Szuber (ARI)
Leon van der Linde
Goalkeepers
Florian Bugl
Niklas Lunemann
Nikita Quapp (CAR)
WJC 2022 Team Sweden Rosters
Forwards
Jonathan Lekkerimäki (VAN)
Daniel Ljungman (DAL)
Fabian Lysell (BOS)
Oskar Magnusson (WSH)
Theodor Niederbach (DET)
Oskar Olausson (COL)
Isak Rosén (BUF)
Albert Sjöberg (DAL)
Linus Sjödin (BUF)
Åke Stakkestad
Victor Stjernborg (CHI)
Daniel Torgersson (WPG)
Defensemen
Emil Andrae (PHI)
Simon Edvinsson (DET)
Måns Forsfjäll
Helge Grans (LA)
Ludvig Jansson (FLA)
Anton Olsson (NSH)
William Wallinder (DET)
Goaltenders
Calle Clang (ANA)
Carl Lindbom (VGK)
Jesper Wallstedt (MIN)
