The quarterfinals at the 2023 World Juniors are set.
After a memorable New Year’s Eve, the final eight teams now know their opponents.
2023 World Juniors quarterfinals
Finland vs. Sweden — 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT
Czechia vs. Switzerland — 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT
USA vs. Germany — 4 pm ET / 1 p.m. PT
Canada vs. Slovakia — 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
Day 6 results:
Switzerland 4-3 Slovakia (SO)
Czechia 8-1 Germany
USA 6-2 Finland
Canada 5-1 Sweden
About yesterday:
Rodwin Dionicio (Niagara IceDogs) was the shootout hero for Switzerland as he scored the decisive goal in the 10th round to give his nation the extra point and their third win of the round-robin.
Lorenzo Canonica (Shawinigan Cataractes) scored in regulation for Switzerland while Attilio Biasca (Halifax Mooseheads), Robin Louis (Val-d’Or Foreurs), Miles Mueller (Moncton Wildcats), Maximilian Streule (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada) and Jonas Taibel (Moncton Wildcats) all had an assist.
In the 🔟th round of the shootout … Rodwin Dionicio wins it for 🇨🇭🥳 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/QgMOJcEjsZ
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) December 31, 2022
Czechia secured top spot in Group A thanks to a comprehensive win over Germany where Jakob Brabenec (Charlottetown Islanders), Martin Rysavy (Moose Jaw Warriors) and Gabriel Szturc (Kelowna Rockets) all had three points. Tomas Suchanek (Tri-City Americans) stopped 18 shots while David Spacek (Sherbrooke Phoenix) had two points (1G, 1A).
Gabriel Szturc shows off his quick hands! 🇨🇿 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/UGnMHvXncj
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) December 31, 2022
The USA wound up taking Group B as coupled with their win over Finland and Slovakia’s defeat, they came out on top. Tyler Boucher (Ottawa 67’s) was pointless for the Americans over 11:40 of ice time.
Canada claimed second place in Group B as they beat Sweden thanks to a hot start that saw the hosts build a 3-0 first period lead. Brennan Othmann (Peterborough Petes) scored twice while Connor Bedard (Regina Pats) had four assists to take his career World Juniors point tally to 31 points to tie Eric Lindros’ Canadian record.
Nine other CHL players had at least one point while Thomas Milic (Seattle Thunderbirds) made 22 saves.
Korchinski snipe! 🎯 #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/XHM5V7KpZ5
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) January 1, 2023
Latvia and Austria will compete in the relegation round in a best-of-three series. The winner will secure its spot at the 2024 World Juniors.
CHL leaders:
| Name | Points | Country | CHL club |
| Connor Bedard | 18 | Canada | Regina |
| Logan Stankoven | 8 | Canada | Kamloops |
| Dylan Guenther | 6 | Canada | Edmonton |
| Joshua Roy | 6 | Canada | Sherbrooke |
| David Spacek | 6 | Czechia | Sherbrooke |
| Shane Wright | 6 | Canada | Kingston |
| Stanislav Svozil | 6 | Czechia | Regina |
| Jakub Brabenec | 5 | Czechia | Charlottetown |
| Filip Mesar | 5 | Slovakia | Kitchener |
| Gabriel Szturc | 5 | Czechia | Kelowna |
