IIHF World Junior Championship

2025 World Junior Championship: Kazakhstan Relegated After Germany’s Thrilling Comeback

In a wild tilt with country pride on the line, Kazakhstan came out firing. Still, Germany completed a stunning comeback to win 4-3 on Thursday in Ottawa and secure their place in the 2026 World Juniors in Minnesota. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship The loss sends Kazakhstan back to Division […]

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2025 World Junior Championship: Latvia vs. Sweden Game Recap

Team Sweden was set to take on Team Latvia in the first quarterfinal of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship Sweden entered the game with a perfect four-win run, and Latvia was flying high on a historic Cinderella run. The Swedes were off to a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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2025 World Junior Championship: Day Five Preview

Day four of the 2025 World Juniors has wrapped up and we’re headed into day five of the tournament. With the shocks and surprises of the tournament, one has to wonder if day five of the tournament has more in store. Let’s take a look at day fives games. Related: A Quick Guide to the […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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. […]

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