Hockey players and fans across Minnesota are getting a chance to get up close to the future hockey stars of the NHL and leagues across the world at the World Juniors Pre-Tournament Series games before they take the ice on the for the 2026 WJC in the Twin Cities.

The series features a full schedule of exhibition games being played by a full slate of 2026 WJC teams in nearby Duluth, Bemidji, Mankato, and Rochester.

It also gives fans across the world a chance to see how the latest editions of each roster will fare against the other.

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Team USA made it look easy against Germany, winning 8-0 and having the rare opportunity to face an upcoming opponent in exhibition before it counts for points in the Group Stage.

Six Americans scored goals in AMSOIL Arena on Sunday afternoon and went 3-6 on the power play. Brady Knowling and Nick Kempf split time between the pipes and made 12 stops each. USA faces Finland on Tuesday—they also defeated Germany, but the score was 9-3.

Canada traded wins with Sweden last week and will take the ice to play Denmark in their final exhibition game on Tuesday, Dec. 23 in Mankato.

WJC teams are already playing exhibition hockey in Minnesota. Here's the schedule of the 2026 IIHF World Juniors pre-tournament and scores as of Dec. 21.

2026 World Juniors Pre-Tournament Schedule And Scores

Teams will meet in an exhibition schedule of games before the tournament. Here is the full schedule and results so far:

Tuesday, December 16

• Switzerland 2 - 1 Minnesota State

Wednesday, December 17

• Canada 2 - 1 Sweden

Friday, December 19

• Finland 9 - 3 Germany
• Czechia 3 - 2 Latvia

Saturday, December 20

• Sweden 4 - 2 Canada

Sunday, December 21

• Slovakia 3 - 1 Latvia
• USA 8 - 0 Germany

Monday, December 22

• Czechia 2 - 1 Slovakia

Tuesday, December 23

• Canada 13 - 2 Denmark
• Sweden 7 - 3 Switzerland
• USA 3 - 1 Finland

2026 World Junior Championship Teams

View the list of teams, by group, for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Group A

• USA
• Germany
• Switzerland
• Sweden
• Slovakia

Group B

• Canada
• Czechia
• Latvia
• Denmark
• Finland

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