World juniors scheduled for Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton

The rescheduled 2022 world juniors will run from Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton, Hockey Canada confirmed Tuesday.

The original event was postponed in December during the preliminary round due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Results from the original dates will not carry over, and players born in 2002 or later will remain eligible.

Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States make up Group A. Canada, Czechia, Finland, Latvia, and Slovakia will form Group B.

Russia will not be competing as part of IIHF sanctions against the country for its invasion of Ukraine.

The United States enter the tournament as defending champions after defeating Canada in the 2021 gold-medal game.