2020 World Junior Championship Schedule

Heck with Christmas, World Juniors time is really the best time of year! What’s more exciting than watching a bunch of teenagers with the hopes of an entire nation on their shoulders?

The Los Angeles Kings this year have a record nine prospects playing in the tournament — that’s a franchise high and the most out of any other organization in the league.

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Nine Kings prospects selected for preliminary World Juniors rosters

The nine players in the Kings organization representing their countries will be:

• Canada: Aidan Dudas, Akil Thomas
• Czech Republic: Lukas Parik
• Finland: Rasmus Kupari, Kim Nousiainen
• Sweden: Tobias Bjornfot, Samuel Fagemo
• USA: Arthur Kaliyev, Alex Turcotte/

The competition begins today with preliminary round play and ends on January 5, 2020, with the medal rounds. The NHL Network will be broadcasting several games throughout the tournament, plus every game that the United States plays in. Quarterfinals (and the relegation round) begin on January 2.

We’ll bring you updates throughout the tournament; for now, if you want to watch, you can see the complete tournament schedule below. Games with a Kings prospect on the roster are in italics.

World Junior Championship Schedule

Thursday, December 26

Russia vs. Czech Republic, 6 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan, 6 a.m. Pacific

U.S. vs. Canada, 10 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Sweden vs. Finland, 10 a.m. Pacific

Friday, December 27

Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia, 6 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

U.S. vs. Germany, 10 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Saturday, December 28

Slovakia vs. Finland, 6 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Czech Republic vs. Germany, 6 a.m. Pacific

Canada vs. Russia, 10 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Switzerland vs. Sweden, 10 a.m. Pacific,

Sunday, December 29

Finland vs. Kazakhstan, 6 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Russia vs. U.S., 10 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Monday, December 30

Canada vs. Germany, 6 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Kazakhstan vs. Sweden, 6 a.m. Pacific

Czech Republic vs. U.S., 10 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Slovakia vs. Switzerland, 10 a.m. Pacific

Tuesday, December 31

Slovakia vs. Sweden, 6 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Russia vs. Germany, 6 a.m. Pacific

Czech Republic vs. Canada, 10 a.m. Pacific, NHLN

Finland vs. Switzerland, 10 a.m. Pacific