The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship has started in Minneapolis and St. Paul (USA).
In the group stage matches, Finland defeated Denmark (6:2), and the USA won against Germany (6:3). The Canadian team outplayed the Czech Republic (7:5).
The Belarusian youth national team has not participated in international tournaments since 2022.
Group A
Germany U-20 – USA U-20 – 3:6 (1:3, 2:3, 0:0)
0:1 – 5 Plant (Stiga, Kleber) 0:2 – 10 Reid (Zellers, McMurrow) 0:3 – 15 Horcoff (Ziemer, Hagens) 1:3 – 17 Koze (Hendel, Schwartz) 2:3 – 25 Seidl (Wilheft) 2:4 – 30 Zellers (Hudson, Spellaci) 3:4 – 31 Boos (Wilheft, Kretschmar) 3:5 – 34 Zellers (Spellaci) 3:6 – 38 Eiserman (Hudson)
Group B
Denmark U-20 – Finland U-20 – 2:6 (1:3, 0:3, 1:0)
0:1 – 1 Westerinen (Kuhta, Tuva) 0:2 – 2 Kalto (Vestergaard, Kiviharju) 1:2 – 6 Bundgor (Amundsen, Jakobsen) 1:3 – 10 Suvanto (Kuhta, Boelius) 1:4 – 24 Koivu (Kiviharju, Ruohonen) 1:5 – 26 Saarela (Boelius, Vanhainen) 1:6 – 31 Westerinen (Kuhta, Tuva) 2:6 – 42 Linde (Jakobsen, Larsen)
Czech Republic U-20 – Canada U-20 – 5:7 (1:2, 2:1, 2:4)
0:1 – 13 Martin (McKenna, Haid) 1:1 – 17 Poletin (Benak, Pshenichka) 1:2 – 17 Haid (Martin, Danford) 2:2 – 24 Chikhar (Benak, Man) 3:2 – 32 Sikora (Chikhar, Nestrashil) 3:3 – 37 Luchanko (Reid, Denouaye) 3:4 – 43 Parekh (McKenna, Reshni) 4:4 – 45 Poletin (Sikora, Galvas) 4:5 – 46 Iginla (Misa, McKenzie) 4:6 – 49 McKenzie (Haid) 5:6 – 55 Galvas (Nestrashil, Chikhar) 5:7 – 59 Marton (Boduan, McKenzie)
