2015 World Junior Championship TV Schedule

The live broadcast schedule for the 2015 World Junior Championship has been released.

One of the most eagerly anticipated World Junior Championships will finally get underway this Friday, Dec. 26th.

With the exhibition round now over, teams are making their final roster adjustments and deciding who goes to Montreal and Toronto for a chance at World Junior Championship gold. Games will be played at the Bell Centre in Montreal and the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

The two teams that are favorites for the gold are the teams that shined the brightest through the exhibition round. Team Canada went 2-1-0, their wins coming in a 5-2 effort over Team Sweden and a dominant 6-0 performance against Team Switzerland. Their only loss being their opening game against Team Russia 2-1. Keep in mind, Connor McDavid only played in the final exhibition game and he is still not 100 percent.

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Team USA steamrolled through the exhibition round, going 3-0-0. They had dominant wins over Jack Eichel’s teammates at Boston University(5-2), Team Germany (5-2) and Team Sweden (10-5). Jack Eichel looks to be in top form and is primed for a great tournament.

It seems more and more likely we will see a Canada vs USA gold medal game. The gold medal game will be played on Jan. 5th at 8:00 PM at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Canada will play the USA  for sure in what will be each team’s final preliminary round match on Dec. 31st.

NHL Network will televise live coverage and delayed broadcasts of all 28 games at the tournament. Team USA games will feature NHL Live co-host Steve Mears  doing play-by-play and 2014 Team USA Olympic ice hockey head coach Dan Bylsma as a game analyst. NCAA hockey analyst Dave Starman will serve as rink-side reporter.

The full TV schedule for the tournament is below, via nhl.com.

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