Minor Leagues

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Four Preview

With another day of the 2025 World Juniors in the books, it’s time for yet another day of previews. This is a day of games where all four are circled on my calendar, which doesn’t happen often. I’m looking forward to today’s series of games that make up the tournament’s fourth day. Related: A Quick […]

2025 World Juniors Championship: Slovakia Emerges Victorious Over Switzerland

On the second day of the 2025 World Juniors Championship, Slovakia faced Switzerland at noon CST Friday in Ottawa, Canada. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship The thrilling match finished with a score of 2-1. The matchup was one of the highlights of the second day as it brought a very […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Three Preview

Day two marked one of the biggest days in the history of the World Junior Championship as Latvia defeated Canada in a shootout. Kazakhstan limited Sweden to just eight goals in an 8-1 loss while Finland narrowly beat Germany 3-1 and Slovakia just beat Switzerland 2-1. Day three has just two games on the slate, […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Finland Outpaces Germany in First Win

In a tightly contested Group A matchup at the 2025 World Junior Championship, Finland rebounded from their opening loss to secure a 3-1 victory over Germany this afternoon in Ottawa, Canada. The Finns move to 1-1 with the Group A win, while Germany drops to 0-2. Both teams now have a day off. Finland plays […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Latvia Stuns Canada in Shootout Upset

Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of the shootout in Latvia’s upset over Canada in the shootout Friday night. Latvia upset Canada in one of the greatest upsets in World Junior Championship history. A 3-2 shootout victory was secured by the Latvians over Canada on Canadian turf and it gives them a lot of momentum […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Sweden Still Undefeated in Win Against Kazakhstan

Team Sweden has improved to a win-loss of 2-0-0-0 in the 2025 World Junior Champion in their 8-1 victory over the debuting Kazakhstan team. It wasn’t a pretty showing, which was expected, but the Kazakhs still put up a valiant effort for being heavily outmatched. The first period wasn’t smooth sailing for the Kazakhs as […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Two Preview

Day one of the 2025 World Junior Championship is in the books. Sweden, the USA, Czechia and Canada all took home wins on the first day of the competition. Today’s slate of games will see Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany and Finland look to redeem themselves after yesterday’s loss while Kazakhstan and Latvia make their 2025 debuts. […]

2025 World Junior Championship: USA Scores 10 in Opening Statement Game

The Americans wasted no time making an opening statement at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, rolling past Germany with a dominant 10-4 win on Thursday at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. It was a reminder of why the defending champs, who returned ten from their Gold Medal-winning club last year in Sweden, are […]

2025 World Juniors Championship: Sweden Remains Perfect in 5-2 Win over Slovakia

The whistle has been blown and the puck is on the play. The first game of the 2025 World Juniors Championship happened at 11 a.m. CST Thursday, on Canadian soil. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship It was a thrilling match in which Sweden gathered the win, 5-2. The Swedish team […]

2025 World Juniors Championship: Team Czechia Players to Watch

Coming from a bronze medal campaign during last year’s World Juniors Championship, the Czechia team bets on a veteran team with a lot of experience. The nation is one of the powerhouses of hockey and won the 2024 Men’s World Championship. The team holds 14 players that were drafted in the NHL, while also holding […]