How to Watch the 2027 World Juniors in Canada: Schedule, Start Times and Every Option Compared

The 2027 World Juniors run from December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, and every game in Canada is on TSN in English and RDS in French. If you can get TSN, through a TV package, a TSN+ streaming subscription or an IPTV service that carries all five TSN feeds, you can watch Canada from the Boxing Day opener to the gold medal game.

Canada plays its four group games at Rogers Place in Edmonton, all listed for 7:00 pm Eastern, on December 26, 28, 29 and 31. This guide covers the full schedule, what time each game starts where you live (Alberta’s 2026 clock change has left some listings an hour out), and what each way of watching costs for the eleven days of the tournament.

The short answer

• Dates: December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027. Group games run December 26 to 31, quarterfinals are January 2, semifinals January 4, and the bronze and gold medal games January 5.
• Where: Rogers Place in Edmonton hosts Canada’s group and every game from the semifinals on. The Marchant Crane Centrium in Red Deer hosts the other group.
• Channel: TSN in English and RDS in French carry the tournament in Canada. In the United States the games are on NHL Network.
• Canada’s start time: 7:00 pm Eastern for all four group games. This winter that is 6:00 pm in Edmonton and Calgary and 5:00 pm in Vancouver.
• Without cable: TSN+ costs $29.99 for a month and only works inside Canada. An IPTV plan carrying TSN and RDS starts at $18 for a month and also works when you travel.
• Gold medal game: January 5 at 9:30 pm Eastern, which is 7:30 pm in Vancouver and 10:30 pm in Halifax.

When and where are the 2027 World Juniors?

The 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship is the 51st edition of the under-20 tournament, and Canada is the host. Ten countries play in two groups of five:

Group	Arena	Teams
Group A	Marchant Crane Centrium, Red Deer (7,111 seats)	Sweden, Finland, United States, Slovakia, Germany
Group B	Rogers Place, Edmonton (18,347 seats)	Canada, Czechia, Switzerland, Latvia, Norway

The top four teams in each group go through to the quarterfinals on January 2. The two fifth-place teams meet that same day in a relegation game, and the loser drops out of the top division for the following year. From the semifinals on, everything moves to Rogers Place.

Norway is the newcomer in Canada’s group, promoted to the top division for this tournament. Canada also plays three pre-tournament games in the days before Boxing Day, and Hockey Canada expects TSN and RDS to carry those too. They make a useful dress rehearsal for your setup, which is covered further down.

Canada’s 2027 World Juniors schedule

These are the start times from the official schedule announcement in September, given in Eastern time:

Date	Game	Start (Eastern)
Saturday, December 26	Canada vs Switzerland	7:00 pm
Monday, December 28	Canada vs Latvia	7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 29	Canada vs Norway	7:00 pm
Thursday, December 31	Canada vs Czechia	7:00 pm
Saturday, January 2	Quarterfinals, four games	2:00, 4:30, 7:00 and 9:30 pm
Monday, January 4	Semifinals	5:30 and 9:30 pm
Tuesday, January 5	Bronze, then gold medal game	5:30 and 9:30 pm

Canada’s quarterfinal slot depends on where it finishes in the group, so you will only know it after the New Year’s Eve game against Czechia. If Canada reaches the final, it plays at 9:30 pm Eastern on January 5.

The New Year’s Eve game is the one that catches households out. It lands in the middle of the evening’s plans, so it is worth deciding in advance whether it goes on a second screen or gets watched from the start on catch-up later.

Why some listings say 5:00 pm in Edmonton

When the schedule came out, some sites listed Canada’s games at 7:00 pm Eastern and others at 5:00 pm Mountain. Those used to be the same moment, because Edmonton ran two hours behind Toronto every winter. They no longer are.

Alberta moved to year-round UTC−6 in 2026, so it did not fall back on November 1. This December, Edmonton is only one hour behind Toronto. A 7:00 pm Eastern start is 6:00 pm in Edmonton, while a 5:00 pm Edmonton start would be 6:00 pm Eastern. One of the two listings will be corrected before the tournament.

The practical advice is simple. Check TSN’s schedule or the Hockey Canada schedule in the week of each game, and treat any listing that still shows a two-hour gap between Edmonton and Toronto as out of date. The table below assumes the 7:00 pm Eastern start. If the start moves, shift every row by the same amount.

What time is that where you live?

Canada’s clocks changed in 2026. British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba stopped changing their clocks, and on November 1 only Ontario, Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and Newfoundland fell back. The gaps most people know by heart are now wrong for half the country. This winter, a game listed in Eastern time starts at:

Where you watch	Time zone this winter	7:00 pm ET game	9:30 pm ET gold game
Vancouver, Victoria	UTC−7, all year	5:00 pm	7:30 pm
Edmonton, Calgary	UTC−6, all year	6:00 pm	8:30 pm
Regina, Saskatoon	UTC−6, all year	6:00 pm	8:30 pm
Winnipeg	UTC−5, all year	7:00 pm	9:30 pm
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal	Eastern, UTC−5	7:00 pm	9:30 pm
Halifax, Moncton	Atlantic, UTC−4	8:00 pm	10:30 pm
St. John’s	Newfoundland, UTC−3:30	8:30 pm	11:00 pm

The quick rule: Vancouver is two hours earlier than Toronto, Alberta and Saskatchewan one hour earlier, Winnipeg the same, Halifax one hour later and St. John’s ninety minutes later. Our Canadian coverage page has the full time-zone picture for 2026.

One thing to check before Boxing Day: a programme guide shows times using your device’s own clock. If your TV or streaming stick has not installed a recent software update, it may still think Manitoba or Alberta changes time, and the guide can show the game an hour off. Manitoba’s change was only published at the end of September, so Winnipeg viewers are the most likely to see this. Update the device now, and our guide to the TV guide and catch-up on IPTV explains what to look for if the times still look wrong.

Which channel has the World Juniors in Canada?

TSN and RDS. They are Hockey Canada’s official broadcast partners, with an exclusive rights agreement that runs through 2034, and they carry the tournament in English and French. The games are not on CBC or any other free over-the-air channel. In the United States, NHL Network has the tournament.

TSN runs five feeds, TSN 1 to 5. With games in two arenas on the same days, the tournament’s 29 games will not all sit on one channel, and TSN decides which feed carries which game closer to the day. A setup with all five TSN feeds means no game ends up on a feed you do not get. If you want French commentary, you need RDS, and it is worth having RDS2 as well, so that a game moved off the main channel because of an overlap is still in reach.

For the rest of the winter, the same channels carry a large share of Canadian hockey. Our NHL 2026-27 TV guide explains which games are on TSN, Sportsnet and the regional feeds once the World Juniors are over.

Every way to watch the World Juniors in Canada, compared

There are four realistic ways to get TSN and RDS for the tournament. Here is how they compare for the eleven days that matter:

Option	Cost for the tournament	Channels	Works outside Canada
TV package with TSN (cable, fibre or satellite)	Part of a typical $85 to $130 monthly bill after promotions	TSN, and RDS if your package includes it	No
TSN+	$29.99 for one month	TSN	No, Canada only
Crave with TSN	$37.99 for one month	TSN plus the Crave library	No
IPTV MN, one connection	$18 for one month, or $78 for a year	TSN 1 to 5, RDS, RDS2, RDS Info and Sportsnet	Yes

A TV package with TSN

If you already pay for a cable, fibre or satellite package that includes TSN, you are set, and there is nothing to change for the tournament. Check that your tier actually includes TSN and, if you watch in French, RDS. Many basic tiers do not, and adding a sports pack mid-contract can cost more than any of the options below.

It is not worth signing a new TV contract for an eleven-day tournament. The promotional price ends, the receiver rental does not, and the sports tier is usually extra.

TSN+ on its own

TSN+ is TSN’s own streaming service. It costs $29.99 a month or $249.99 a year, and one month started in the week before Christmas covers Canada’s pre-tournament games and the whole tournament. You can cancel before it renews.

Its limits are worth knowing before you pay:

• It only works in Canada. TSN’s terms also say that using a VPN to get around the location check can get an account suspended.
• It is English only. French commentary is on RDS, which is a separate service.
• It is one service. If you also want Sportsnet for the NHL in January, that is another subscription.

TSN+ suits someone who only wants this tournament in English, is staying in Canada over the holidays, and already has everything else they watch.

Crave with TSN

Crave and TSN are sold together for $37.99 a month. That makes sense if you would pay for Crave anyway for its series and films, because the TSN part then costs you about the price of a single month of TSN+. If you would not use Crave, it is the dearer way to reach the same TSN feeds. Like TSN+, it only works inside Canada.

An IPTV subscription

An IPTV subscription delivers live channels over your internet connection to an app on your TV. IPTV MN carries all five TSN feeds, RDS, RDS2 and RDS Info, along with the Sportsnet feeds and the rest of the channel lineup, so the World Juniors, the NHL and everything else sit in one programme guide.

For the tournament, one connection for one month is $18. If two people will want different games at the same time, or the New Year’s Eve game has to share the evening with something else, two connections for a month are $28. If you would keep it for the rest of the hockey season, a year on one connection is $78, which works out to $6.50 a month. Every option is listed on the pricing page.

Three things make it a good fit for this particular tournament:

• Catch-up. The programme guide lets you go back to programmes that already started on channels that offer catch-up, which matters when a 5:00 pm puck drop in Vancouver meets the commute home.
• Travel. The login works on any internet connection, so it goes with you to the cottage, to family in another province or to Florida.
• French and English in one place. You can switch between TSN and RDS during the same game.

The honest limits: you need a steady connection, roughly 15 to 20 Mbps per screen for Full HD, and one connection means one screen at a time. On the legal side, the technology itself is legal and it is what Canadian carriers use for their own TV products. What matters is the licensing of the content carried. IPTV MN supplies network access and reseller services and does not host, record or broadcast any media; subscribers are responsible for complying with the Copyright Act and the Broadcasting Act. The full position is in our disclaimer, and our page on what IPTV is explains how the technology works.

Can you watch the World Juniors from outside Canada?

Yes, but not with TSN+ or the TSN app, which only work inside Canada. In the United States, the games are on NHL Network, which comes with many US TV packages but not every hotel or rental.

That matters for the many Canadians who spend the holidays in Florida, Arizona or Mexico. Most of Florida is on the same clock as Toronto, so a 7:00 pm Eastern game is 7:00 pm there. Arizona is on the same time as British Columbia this winter, so the game starts at 5:00 pm. An IPTV login works on any connection, so you watch the same TSN or RDS broadcast you would at home. Our guide for snowbirds watching Canadian TV abroad covers hotel Wi-Fi, time zones and the rest.

How to get your setup ready before Boxing Day

The first period of the opener is not the time to discover a login problem. Five steps, done in the week before Christmas, take care of it:

1. Test it first. Take the free 24-hour trial on an evening with a live NHL game or one of Canada’s pre-tournament games, on the TV you will actually use. That is the closest thing to tournament conditions.
2. Install the app on the right device. The installation guides cover every common device. If you use a Fire TV Stick, check the Fire TV guide first, because the newest Amazon sticks run Vega OS and cannot install outside apps. An Apple TV is a reliable alternative.
3. Check the guide’s clock. Open the guide and compare the time on screen with your watch. If it is an hour out, update the device, as explained above.
4. Give the main TV a solid connection. An Ethernet cable to the router, or the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band, makes the biggest difference at 7:00 pm, when everyone in the neighbourhood is streaming.
5. Sort out New Year’s Eve now. If the game and something else will both be on, plan for two connections. Our guide to watching IPTV on several TVs explains how connections work and which plan fits.

If anything does not work, live support answers by chat, and the refund policy gives you seven days if it cannot be fixed on your setup.

Four households, four setups

An Edmonton family with tickets to one game. They will be at Rogers Place for the Latvia game and watching the rest at home, where the games start at 6:00 pm. One connection for a month, $18, covers the tournament, with the pre-tournament games as a test run. See IPTV in Edmonton.

A commuter in Vancouver. The 5:00 pm start on December 28 and 29 falls before they get home. They watch the third period live and go back to the start through the guide’s catch-up. Same plan, $18 for the month. See IPTV in Vancouver.

A francophone household in Montreal. They want RDS’s French broadcast at 7:00 pm, and the teenager wants TSN’s English one on a phone in the other room. Two connections for a month, $28, lets both run at once. See IPTV in Montreal.

New Year’s Eve in Halifax. The Czechia game starts at 8:00 pm, just as the guests arrive. The game goes on the kitchen TV while the living room shows something else, on two connections. If Canada reaches the final, the gold medal game starts at 10:30 pm Halifax time, and IPTV in Halifax covers the local channels for the rest of the year.

The same timing logic applies elsewhere: in Calgary the games start at 6:00 pm, in Winnipeg and Toronto at 7:00 pm, and in St. John’s at 8:30 pm, with the gold medal game ending close to midnight there.

Frequently asked questions

When do the 2027 World Juniors start?

The tournament starts on Saturday, December 26, 2026, and the gold medal game is on Tuesday, January 5, 2027. Canada opens against Switzerland on December 26 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, listed for 7:00 pm Eastern.

What channel are the World Juniors on in Canada?

TSN carries the tournament in English and RDS in French. They are Hockey Canada’s exclusive broadcast partners, so the games are not on CBC or other free channels. Games can be spread across TSN’s five feeds when two arenas play on the same day.

Can I watch the World Juniors without cable?

Yes. TSN+ streams TSN for $29.99 a month inside Canada, Crave with TSN costs $37.99 a month, and an IPTV subscription that carries TSN and RDS starts at $18 for a month. All three avoid a TV contract.

Is TSN+ enough to watch every game?

For English coverage inside Canada, yes, since TSN carries the tournament. It does not include RDS’s French broadcast, and it stops working if you travel outside Canada over the holidays. If either matters to you, look at an option that includes RDS and works abroad.

What time is the gold medal game in Vancouver?

The gold medal game is listed for 9:30 pm Eastern on January 5. British Columbia stays on UTC−7 all year since 2026, so that is 7:30 pm in Vancouver. In Edmonton and Calgary it is 8:30 pm, and in Halifax 10:30 pm.

Can I watch the World Juniors from the United States?

In the United States, the games are on NHL Network rather than TSN, and TSN+ does not work there. Canadians travelling over the holidays can use an IPTV login, which works on any internet connection, to watch the same TSN or RDS broadcast they would at home.

The bottom line

Every game of the 2027 World Juniors is on TSN and RDS, and Canada’s four group games are listed for 7:00 pm Eastern from Boxing Day to New Year’s Eve. Check the start time in your own province, because Alberta’s 2026 clock change has left some listings an hour out.

If you already have TSN in a TV package, you are ready. If you do not, choose by how you watch: TSN+ for English only at home, or an IPTV plan if you want RDS as well, a second screen for New Year’s Eve, or the games while you travel. Whatever you choose, test it before December 26. The free trial is the easiest way to do that on your own TV, and our best IPTV in Canada page sets out what any provider should deliver for a tournament like this one.