Team Canada To Play In Halifax For 2023 World Juniors

Kevin Northup August 18, 2022 6:28 am Last Updated on February 8, 2026 9:42 am

Team Canada will play their 2023 World Junior preliminary round games in Halifax.

They’ll be joined by Sweden, Czechia, Germany and Austria in Group A.

The city is co-hosting the event with Moncton this December.

Moncton will get Team USA, Finland, Slovakia, Switzerland and Latvia in Group B.

No word yet on medal round games.

Tickets are going on sale later this month, and the IIHF says nearly 50,000 fans have entered a priority draw for tickets.

The groups for the 2023 #WorldJuniors have been determined!@HockeyCanada will lead Group A in Halifax, and @usahockey will lead Group B in Moncton.

More: https://t.co/RDy0lX2Yxt

Annonce des groupes en vue du #MondialJunior à Halifax et Moncton: https://t.co/r5Ir17LudF pic.twitter.com/zeArJiZyOl

— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) August 17, 2022

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Kevin Northup has been a reporter and news anchor for more than 15 years. He is based in Yarmouth and covers stories locally and across Nova Scotia. Contact Kevin at northupk@radioabl.ca.