Team Canada New Year's Eve Game
The World Junior Hockey Championship is played every year from December 26 to January 5, and is a major event on the sporting calendar for many Canadians. Every year Team Canada plays their final Round Robin game on New Year's Eve. In years when the tournament is played in Canada, large crowds attend the game. It is also broadcast annually by TSN (English) and RDS (French), attracting large audiences. In years that Canada and the United States are grouped in the same pool, the United States is always Canada's opponent. If the tournament doesn't schedule games on New Year's Eve, such as in 2002 and 2005, Team Canada will play on December 30th instead.
List of Team Canada's New Year's Eve Games
| Year | Date | TimeEST | Venue | Host City | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Attendance. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Friday Dec 31, 1999 | 10:00am | Skelleftea Kraft Arena | Skelleftea, Sweden 
|
Canada 
|
T 1-1 |  United States
|
596 |
| 2001 | Sunday Dec 31, 2000 | 9:00am | Vityaz Ice Palace | Podolsk, Russia 
|
Canada
|
W 8-4 |  Switzerland
|
1, 300 |
| 2002 | Monday Dec 30, 2001 | 1:00pm | Hradec Kralove | Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
L 4-1 |  Finland
|
3, 500 |
| 2003 | Tuesday Dec 31, 2002 | 7:00pm | Halifax Metro Centre | Halifax, Canada
|
Canada
|
W 5-3 | Finland
|
10, 594 |
| 2004 | Wednesday Dec 31, 2003 | 9:00am | Helsinki Ice Hall | Helsinki, Finland
|
Canada
|
W 5-2 | Czech Republic
|
2, 816 |
| 2005 | Thursday Dec. 30 2004 | 4:30pm | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Grand Forks, United States
|
Canada
|
W 8-1 | Finland
|
9, 697 |
| 2006 | Saturday Dec 31, 2005 | 7:00pm | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver, Canada
|
Canada
|
W 3-2 | United States
|
16, 083 |
| 2007 | Sunday Dec 31, 2006 | 7:00am | Ejendals Arena | Leksand, Sweden
|
Canada
|
W 3-0 |  Slovakia
|
1, 434 |
| 2008 | Monday Dec 31, 2007 | 12:00pm | ČEZ Aréna | Pardubice, Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
W 4-1 |  Denmark
|
1, 158 |
| 2009 | Wednesday Dec 31, 2008 | 7:30pm | Scotiabank Place | Ottawa, Canada
|
Canada
|
W 7-4 | United States
|
20, 223 |
| 2010 | Thursday Dec 31, 2009 | 8:00pm | Credit Union Centre | Saskatoon, Canada
|
Canada
|
W 5-4 SO | United States
|
15, 171 |
| 2011 | Friday Dec 31, 2010 | 4:00pm | HSBC Arena | Buffalo, United States
|
Canada
|
L 6-5 SO | Sweden
|
17, 761 |
| 2012 | Saturday Dec 31, 2011 | 8:00pm | Rexall Place | Edmonton, Canada
|
Canada
|
W 3-2 | United States
|
16, 647 |
| 2013 | Monday Dec 31, 2012 | 9:00am | Ufa Arena | Ufa, Russia
|
Canada
|
W 4-1 | Russia
|
7, 988 |
| 2014 | Tuesday Dec 31, 2013 | 11:30am | Malmö Isstadion | Malmö, Sweden
|
Canada
|
W 3-2 | United States
|
3, 882 |
| 2015 | Wednesday Dec 31, 2014 | 4:00pm | Bell Centre | Montreal, Canada
|
Canada
|
W 5-3 | United States
|
18, 295 |
| 2016 | Thursday Dec 31, 2015 | 1:00pm | Helsinki Ice Hall | Helsinki, Finland
|
Canada
|
Sweden
|
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| 2017 | Saturday Dec 31, 2016 | TBA | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Canada
|
Canada
|
TBA |
