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Canada–United States junior ice hockey rivalry

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Canada–United States junior ice hockey rivalry
LocationNorth America
Teams Canada
 United States
First meetingDecember 1973
CAN 5–4 USA
World Junior Championships, Round-robin
(Leningrad, Soviet Union)
Latest meetingJanuary 4, 2023
CAN 6–2 USA
World Junior Championships, Semifinals
(Halifax, Canada)
Statistics
Meetings total57
Most winsCanada (38)
All-time series38–16–3
Largest victoryDecember 1974
CAN 9–3 USA
World Junior Championships, Round-robin
(Brandon, Canada)
January 1, 1977
CAN 8–2 USA
World Junior Championships, Round-robin
(Zvolen, Czechoslovakia)
Longest win streakCanada (9)
Current win streakCanada (1)

A highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national under-20 ice hockey teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. The two countries are perennial rivals at the World Junior Championships for players under 20 years of age.[1] Overall, Canada holds a total of 20 gold medals,[2] while the United States holds five gold medals.

On December 29, 2017, the two teams played each other outdoors at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York, during the 2018 World Junior Championships. The U.S. won the game 4–3 over Canada in a game-winning shootout.[3] This was the first outdoor game held at any top-level IIHF World Championship.[4]

List of matches

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Statistics

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Last match update: January 4, 2023

Matches Wins Ties Goal difference
CAN USA CAN USA
57 38 16 3 231 175

Matches

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Legend
Date Tournament Type Scores by period Result Host venue
December 1973 1974 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–4
(1–1, 1–2, 3–1)
Bronze medal  Soviet Union, Leningrad
December 1974 1975 World Junior Championships Round-robin 9–3
(1–2, 4–1, 4–0)
Silver medal  Canada, Brandon, Manitoba
January 1, 1977 1977 World Junior Championships Round-robin 8–2
(3–2, 2–0, 3–0)
Silver medal  Czechoslovakia, Zvolen
December 22, 1977 1978 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–3
(2–1, 1–2, 3–0)
1st in blue group  Canada, Montreal Forum, Montreal
January 2, 1979 1979 World Junior Championships Consolation round 6–3
(1–0, 4–3, 1–0)
5th place  Sweden, Karlstad
January 1, 1980 1980 World Junior Championships Consolation round 4–2
(0–0, 3–2, 1–0)
5th place  Finland, Helsinki
December 31, 1980 1981 World Junior Championships Consolation round 7–3
(2–1, 2–2, 3–0)
6th place  West Germany, Landsberg
December 27, 1981 1982 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–4
(0–2, 4–1, 1–1)
Gold medal  United States, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington
December 27, 1982 1983 World Junior Championships Round-robin 4–2
(2–2, 1–0, 1–0)
Bronze medal  Soviet Union, Leningrad
December 26, 1983 1984 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–2
(3–0, 2–2, 0–0)
4th place  Sweden, Nyköping
December 28, 1984 1985 World Junior Championships Round-robin 7–5
(3–2, 0–2, 4–1)
Gold medal  Finland, Turku
December 29, 1985 1986 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
Silver medal  Canada, Copps Coliseum, Hamilton
January 1, 1987 1987 World Junior Championships Round-robin 6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)
Disqualified  Czechoslovakia, Piestany
December 31, 1987 1988 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–4
(2–2, 3–0, 0–2)
Gold medal  Soviet Union, Moscow
December 29, 1988 1989 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)
4th place  United States, Sullivan Arena, Anchorage
December 26, 1989 1990 World Junior Championships Round-robin 3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
Gold medal  Finland, Turku
December 27, 1990 1991 World Junior Championships Round-robin 4–4
(1–3, 1–0, 2–1)
Gold medal: Canada, 5–1–1  Canada, Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon
4th place: U.S., 4–2–1
January 1, 1992 1992 World Junior Championships Round-robin 5–3
(1–2, 1–0, 3–1)
Bronze medal  Germany, Füssen
December 26, 1992 1993 World Junior Championships Round-robin 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
Gold medal  Sweden, Gävle
January 1, 1994 1994 World Junior Championships Round-robin 8–3
(4–2, 2–0, 2–1)
Gold medal  Czech Republic, Frydek-Mistek
December 29, 1994 1995 World Junior Championships Round-robin 8–3
(4–0, 3–1, 1–2)
Gold medal  Canada, ENMAX Centrium, Red Deer
December 26, 1995 1996 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–1
(3–0, 2–0, 1–1)
1st in Group A  United States, Centrum in Worcester, Worcester
December 28, 1996 1997 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–4
(2–2, 1–0, 1–2)
A1: U.S., 3–0–1   Switzerland, Geneva
A2: Canada, 2–0–2
January 4, 1997 Final 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Gold medal
January 2, 1998 1998 World Junior Championships 5th–8th placement games 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
5th place  Finland, Hameenlinna Ice Arena, Hämeenlinna
December 31, 1998 1999 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 5–2
(1–0, 3–2, 1–0)
5th in Group A  Canada, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg
December 31, 1999 2000 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 1–1
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
A2: Canada, 2–0–2  Sweden, Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
A3: U.S., 1–1–2
January 4, 2000 Bronze medal game 4–3 SO
(0–1, 1–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
Bronze medal
January 2, 2001 2001 World Junior Championships Quarterfinals 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Bronze medal  Russia, Soviet Wings Arena, Moscow
January 3, 2003 2003 World Junior Championships Semifinals 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)
Silver medal  Canada, Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
January 5, 2004 2004 World Junior Championships Final 4–3
(1–1, 0–2, 3–0)
Gold medal  Finland, Hameenlinna Ice Arena, Hämeenlinna
December 31, 2005 2006 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–2
(2–1, 0–1, 1–0)
1st in Group A  Canada, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
December 31, 2006 2007 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–3
(2–0, 1–2, 3–1)
1st in Group A  Sweden, FM Mattsson Arena, Mora
January 3, 2007 Semifinals 2–1 SO
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
Gold medal  Sweden, Ejendals Arena, Leksand
January 4, 2008 2008 World Junior Championships Semifinals 4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)
Gold medal  Czech Republic, ČEZ Arena, Pardubice
December 31, 2008 2009 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 7–4
(3–3, 2–1, 2–0)
1st in Group A  Canada, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa
December 31, 2009 2010 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 5–4 SO
(1–1, 1–2, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
1st in Group A  Canada, Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon
January 5, 2010 Final 6–5 OT
(2–2, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 1–0)
Gold medal
January 3, 2011 2011 World Junior Championships Semifinals 4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
Silver medal  United States, HSBC Arena, Buffalo
December 31, 2011 2012 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–2
(3–0, 0–0, 0–2)
1st in Group A  Canada, Rexall Place, Edmonton
December 30, 2012 2013 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 2–1
(2–0, 0–0, 0–1)
1st in Group B  Russia, Ufa Arena, Ufa
January 3, 2013 Semifinals 5–1
(2–0, 2–0, 1–1)
Gold medal
August 10, 2013 2013 National Junior Evaluation Camp Series 5–1
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)
2–1–0  United States, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid
December 31, 2013 2014 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
1st in Group A  Sweden, Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
December 31, 2014 2015 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 5–3
(0–0, 2–1, 3–2)
1st in Group A  Canada, Bell Centre, Montreal
December 26, 2015 2016 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–2
(0–0, 1–1, 3–1)
2nd in Group A  Finland, Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
August 6, 2016 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp Series 5–1
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)
2–1–0  United States, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth
December 31, 2016 2017 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 3–1
(2–0, 1–1, 0–0)
1st in Group A  Canada, Air Canada Centre, Toronto
January 5, 2017 Final 5–4 SO
(0–2, 2–0, 2–2)
(OT: 0–0)
Gold medal  Canada, Bell Centre, Montreal
August 5, 2017 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase Series 7–5
(?–?, ?–?, ?–?)
3–0–0  United States, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth
December 29, 2017 2018 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 4–3 SO
(0–2, 1–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–0)
2nd in Group A  United States, New Era Field, Orchard Park
August 4, 2018 2018 Sport Chek World Junior Showcase Series 6–5
(2–1, 3–2, 1–2)
3–0–0  Canada, Sandman Centre, Kamloops
July 30, 2019 2019 Sport Chek World Junior Showcase Series 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
Canada, 2–2–0  United States, USA Hockey Arena, Plymouth
August 3, 2019 5–3
(2–1, 1–2, 2–0)
U.S., 2–2–0
December 26, 2019 2020 World Junior Championships Preliminary round 6–4
(0–2, 3–0, 3–2)
1st in Group B  Czech Republic, Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava
January 5, 2021 2021 World Junior Championships Final 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Gold medal  Canada, Rogers Place, Edmonton
January 4, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships Semifinals 6–2
(1–2, 3–0, 2–0)
Gold medal  Canada, Scotiabank Centre, Halifax

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mike Zeisberger (January 4, 2011). "Canada, U.S. rivalry still strong | Hockey | Sports". Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Andrew Podnieks (January 5, 2023). "Guenther scores golden goal". IIHF.com.
  3. ^ "USA wins Snow Bowl, 4-3". IIHF.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Canada faces U.S. outdoors at 2018 WJC". TSN.ca. Bell Media. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.