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Ridder Arena hosting 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase

The week-long evaluation camp leads up to the World Junior Championships, also taking place in the Twin Cities.
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The Gophers women's hockey team's WCHA banners hang at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis in an undated courtesy photo from the 2022-23 season.
The Gophers women's hockey team's WCHA banners hang at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis in an undated courtesy photo from the 2022-23 season. | Gopher Athletics

The 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase will be coming to an arena near U.

USA Hockey announced Thursday the World Junior Summer Showcase will take place at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, home of the Gophers women's hockey team, from July 25-Aug. 2. The showcase features athletes from the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden who will be looking to make their respective teams for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships.

It's a week-long evaluation camp that will include 11 games between the four countries. Rosters have not yet been made available for the teams, but tickets are currently on sale on the University of Minnesota's athletic ticketing website here.

The summer showcase provides a good first look at players who could compete in the World Junior Championships, which also takes place in the Twin Cities. That event runs from Dec. 26-Jan. 5, 2026, with games taking place at 3M Arena at Mariucci, the home of Gophers men's hockey, and Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., home of the Minnesota Wild.

Find the World Junior Summer Showcase schedule below. All games take place at Ridder Arena and all times Central.

World Junior Summer Showcase schedule

Day 1: Sunday, July 27

  • USA White vs. Finland, 1 p.m.
  • USA Blue vs. Sweden, 4:30 p.m.

Day 2: Monday, July 28

  • Finland vs. USA Blue, 1 p.m.
  • Sweden vs. USA White, 4:30 p.m.

Day 3: Tuesday, July 29

  • Canada White vs. Canada Red, 4:30 p.m.

Day 4: Wednesday, July 30

  • Sweden vs. USA, 1 p.m.
  • Canada vs. Finland, 4:30 p.m.

Day 5: Friday, Aug. 1

  • Canada vs. Sweden, 1 p.m.
  • Finland vs. USA, 4:30 p.m.

Day 6: Saturday, Aug. 2

  • Sweden vs. Finland, 1 p.m.
  • USA vs. Canada, 4:30 p.m.

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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.

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