<P> The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship was the 42nd Ice Hockey World Junior Championship , and was hosted by the city of Buffalo , New York at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter . It opened on December 26 , 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5 , 2018 . It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC , and the second time that Buffalo has done so , previously hosting in 2011 . </P>
<P> The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship was the 42nd Ice Hockey World Junior Championship , and was hosted by the city of Buffalo , New York at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter . It opened on December 26 , 2017 and closed with the gold medal game on January 5 , 2018 . It was the sixth time that the United States has hosted the IHWJC , and the second time that Buffalo has done so , previously hosting in 2011 . </P>
where is the world junior hockey tournament being played
where is the world junior hockey tournament being played
Buffalo , New York
Buffalo , New York