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2025 World Junior Championship: Day Nine Preview

It’s time for the final day of the 2025 World Junior Championship. The bronze, silver, and gold medals are handed out today. Let’s take a look at today’s games with one player to watch. Bronze Medal Game: Sweden vs Czechia (2:30 PM CST) I didn’t expect the bronze medal game to be between Sweden and […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Eight Preview

It’s hard to believe that we’re one sleep away from the gold medal game at the 2025 World Junior Championship. Today’s slate of games only has two games as the relegation game wrapped up and four teams advanced to today’s semifinal round. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship Today’s slate of games […]

A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship

The 2025 World Junior Championship is just five sleeps away. Ottawa, Canada plays host to the tournament this year, the second time that the city has played host. Canada hosted from 2020 to 2023 while Gothenburg, Sweden hosted the 2024 tournament. Team USA won the gold medal last year while the hosting Swedes took home […]

2025 World Junior Championship: USA Eliminates Switzerland in Dominating Fashion

Team USA came out flying and never looked back in their 7-2 quarterfinal win over Switzerland, as the reigning World Juniors champions secured a spot in the medal round. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship It didn’t take long for the U.S. to strike, as Brandon Svoboda (SJ) opened the scoring […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Czechia Eliminates Canada for Second Straight Year

For the second consecutive year, Czechia eliminated Canada in the quarterfinal to advance to the 2025 World Junior Championship semifinal. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship A 4-3 victory over the Canadians made history but for all the wrong reasons. Canada misses out on the semifinal for the second straight year […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Seven Preview

Day six of the World Junior Championship is over. Each team had a nice day off to celebrate the new year, and now they will all battle for their spot in the semifinals on Saturday. The final two teams will battle to stay in the top division in the relegation game. Related: A Quick Guide […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Switzerland Beats Kazakhstan to Advance to Quarterfinals

Switzerland took the lead early with a power play goal and never looked back, ultimately defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals. The stakes were high for both teams, as the loser would be relegated to play Germany in a single-elimination game for survival. For Kazakhstan, staying at the championship level would […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Six Preview

Day five has come and gone. We can say that it was quite the twist and turn as Kazakhstan took Slovakia to overtime, and Latvia secured their spot in the quarterfinals. Day six is just as exciting, with Kazakhstan and Switzerland now battling for the final group B spot, and the biggest game of the […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Finland Snaps Team USA’s Streak in an Overtime Classic

In an electrifying thriller at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Finland edged out the United States 4-3 overtime on Sunday, ending the reigning champions’ ten-game winning streak. Both teams secured playoff spots, each gaining a standings point for the contest, reaching extra time. Still, this game felt reminiscent of the thrilling semifinal between these […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Canada Hangs on to Defeat Germany

As Day 4 of the World Junior Championship came to an end, Canada faced Germany in a game that had much bigger implications than originally assumed. After the shootout loss to Latvia, which left the hockey world shocked, Canada found itself in a must-win situation against a team that they had never previously lost to […]