| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | December 1973 CAN 5–4 USA World Junior Championships, Round-robin (Leningrad, Soviet Union) |
| Latest meeting | December 31, 2024 USA 4–1 CAN World Junior Championships, Preliminary (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 58 |
| Most wins | Canada (38) |
| All-time series | 38–17–3 |
| Largest victory | December 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 streak | Canada (9) |
| Current win streak | USA (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 seven 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]
Last match update: December 31, 2024
| Competition | Matches | Wins | Ties | Goal difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | USA | CAN | USA | |||
| World Junior Championships | 52 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 208 | 151 |
| Other | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 28 |
| Total | 58 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 232 | 179 |
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| Date | Tournament | Type | Winning team [a] | Scores (by period) | Losing team [a] | Host venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1973 | 1974 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 5–4 (1–1, 1–2, 3–1) | | |
| December 1974 | 1975 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 9–3 (1–2, 4–1, 4–0) | | |
| January 1, 1977 | 1977 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 8–2 (3–2, 2–0, 3–0) | | |
| December 22, 1977 | 1978 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 6–3 (2–1, 1–2, 3–0) | | |
| January 2, 1979 | 1979 World Junior Championships | Consolation round | Canada | 6–3 (1–0, 4–3, 1–0) | | |
| January 1, 1980 | 1980 World Junior Championships | Consolation round | Canada | 4–2 (0–0, 3–2, 1–0) | | |
| December 31, 1980 | 1981 World Junior Championships | Consolation round | United States | 7–3 (2–1, 2–2, 3–0) | | |
| December 27, 1981 | 1982 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 5–4 (0–2, 4–1, 1–1) | | |
| December 27, 1982 | 1983 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 4–2 (2–2, 1–0, 1–0) | | |
| December 26, 1983 | 1984 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 5–2 (3–0, 2–2, 0–0) | | |
| December 28, 1984 | 1985 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 7–5 (3–2, 0–2, 4–1) | | |
| December 29, 1985 | 1986 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 5–2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0) | | |
| January 1, 1987 | 1987 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 6–2 (3–1, 1–1, 2–0) | | |
| December 31, 1987 | 1988 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 5–4 (2–2, 3–0, 0–2) | | |
| December 29, 1988 | 1989 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 5–1 (2–0, 2–0, 1–1) | | |
| December 26, 1989 | 1990 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1) | | |
| December 27, 1990 | 1991 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 4–4 (1–3, 1–0, 2–1) | | |
| January 1, 1992 | 1992 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | United States | 5–3 (1–2, 1–0, 3–1) | | |
| December 26, 1992 | 1993 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | | |
| January 1, 1994 | 1994 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 8–3 (4–2, 2–0, 2–1) | | |
| December 29, 1994 | 1995 World Junior Championships | Round-robin | Canada | 8–3 (4–0, 3–1, 1–2) | | |
| December 26, 1995 | 1996 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 6–1 (3–0, 2–0, 1–1) | | |
| December 28, 1996 | 1997 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 4–4 (2–2, 1–0, 1–2) | | |
| January 4, 1997 | Final | Canada | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | | ||
| January 2, 1998 | 1998 World Junior Championships | 5th–8th placement games | United States | 3–0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) | | |
| December 31, 1998 | 1999 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | United States | 5–2 (1–0, 3–2, 1–0) | | |
| December 31, 1999 | 2000 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 1–1 (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) | | |
| January 4, 2000 | Bronze medal game | Canada | 4–3 SO (0–1, 1–1, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) | | ||
| January 2, 2001 | 2001 World Junior Championships | Quarterfinals | Canada | 2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0) | | |
| January 3, 2003 | 2003 World Junior Championships | Semifinals | Canada | 3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 1–1) | | |
| January 5, 2004 | 2004 World Junior Championships | Final | United States | 4–3 (1–1, 0–2, 3–0) | | |
| December 31, 2005 | 2006 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 3–2 (2–1, 0–1, 1–0) | | |
| December 31, 2006 | 2007 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 6–3 (2–0, 1–2, 3–1) | | |
| January 3, 2007 | Semifinals | Canada | 2–1 SO (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) | | ||
| January 4, 2008 | 2008 World Junior Championships | Semifinals | Canada | 4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1) | | |
| December 31, 2008 | 2009 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 7–4 (3–3, 2–1, 2–0) | | |
| December 31, 2009 | 2010 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 5–4 SO (1–1, 1–2, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) | | |
| January 5, 2010 | Final | United States | 6–5 OT (2–2, 1–1, 2–2) (OT: 1–0) | | ||
| January 3, 2011 | 2011 World Junior Championships | Semifinals | Canada | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | | |
| December 31, 2011 | 2012 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 3–2 (3–0, 0–0, 0–2) | | |
| December 30, 2012 | 2013 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 2–1 (2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | | |
| January 3, 2013 | Semifinals | United States | 5–1 (2–0, 2–0, 1–1) | | ||
| August 10, 2013 | 2013 National Junior Evaluation Camp | Exhibition | United States | 5–1 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | | |
| December 31, 2013 | 2014 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1) | | |
| December 31, 2014 | 2015 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 5–3 (0–0, 2–1, 3–2) | | |
| December 26, 2015 | 2016 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | United States | 4–2 (0–0, 1–1, 3–1) | | |
| August 6, 2016 | 2016 National Junior Evaluation Camp | Exhibition | United States | 5–1 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | | |
| December 31, 2016 | 2017 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | United States | 3–1 (2–0, 1–1, 0–0) | | |
| January 5, 2017 | Final | United States | 5–4 SO (0–2, 2–0, 2–2) (OT: 0–0) | | ||
| August 5, 2017 | 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase | Exhibition | United States | 7–5 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?) | | |
| December 29, 2017 | 2018 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | United States | 4–3 SO (0–2, 1–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–0) | | |
| August 4, 2018 | 2018 Sport Chek World Junior Showcase | Exhibition | Canada | 6–5 (2–1, 3–2, 1–2) | | |
| July 30, 2019 | 2019 Sport Chek World Junior Showcase | Exhibition | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | | |
| August 3, 2019 | United States | 5–3 (2–1, 1–2, 2–0) | | |||
| December 26, 2019 | 2020 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | Canada | 6–4 (0–2, 3–0, 3–2) | | |
| January 5, 2021 | 2021 World Junior Championships | Final | United States | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | | |
| January 4, 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | Semifinals | Canada | 6–2 (1–2, 3–0, 2–0) | | |
| December 31, 2024 | 2025 World Junior Championships | Preliminary round | United States | 4–1 (1–0, 0–0, 3–1) | |