The World Junior Championship, often referred to as the most fantastic time of year in hockey, is just around the corner. Team Canada has submitted their final roster ahead of the event, just as they did for 2024. This year’s team features an impressive 21 players who NHL teams have already drafted. After a disappointing
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Finland got early goals from Emil Pieniniemi and Arttu Alasiurua and held off a pesky German squad to win their Group A matchup at the 2025 World Junior Championship. In last year’s tournament, Germany shocked the Finns with a 4-3 victory in the opening game of Group B. This year, Finland jumped out to the
Canada opened their 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC) with a 4-0 victory over Finland. This one was pretty convincing even acknowledging the two late insurance goals they potted to make a Finnish comeback go from improbable to impossible. What were three big takeaways from the night? Canada Dominates Puck Possession
On Thursday, Team Czechia announced their training camp roster for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. While this is only the preliminary roster at this time, more cuts will come right before the tournament begins in late December, and this article will be updated as we get closer to that point. Regardless, with
After medaling in back-to-back tournaments, Czechia looks to continue and ride their momentum into this year’s World Junior Championship (WJC.) They have a roster mixed with experience and skill. Who are a few players to watch for throughout this year’s tournament as they represent their country? Jakub Dvořak (D) One of a few players representing
The 2025 World Junior Championship is set to begin in under a week and I can hardly wait for the games to start on December 26. This tournament is a bright spot in the hockey world’s calendar each year as the best U20 players from around the world come together and give us nearly two
With the Windsor Spitfires missing the 2023-24 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playoffs, it’s been a long offseason, and fans in the region have been itching for hockey. Fortunately, Hockey Canada came calling, giving fans a chance to see Canada’s national junior team this week in the 2024 Summer Showcase. Every year, the national junior teams
On Jan. 5, 19-year-old Philadelphia Flyers forward prospect Cutter Gauthier captured gold for the United States at the 2024 World Junior Championship (WJC), becoming the tournament’s best forward as voted by the IIHF for his two goals and 10 assists for 12 points. Not only did that give him the highest point total for Team
Team USA headed into their gold medal matchup with Sweden in an attempt to cap off an undefeated tournament, as well as gain some revenge for their loss in the 2022 U18 Gold Medal matchup. Sign up for our NHL Prospects & Draft Substack newsletter As was evident from the beginning, their speed and talent
It seemed like the potential for a storybook ending was there from the beginning: a very strong Team Sweden hunting for an elusive gold medal on home soil. Everything went according to plan as they put together a fantastic tournament in which they steadily emerged as one of the strongest teams. Unfortunately, the fairytale was
The Tampa Bay Lightning have one representative playing in the 2024 World Junior Championships (WJC). Isaac Howard has played quite well for Team USA and has helped lead them to the number one seed in Pool B heading into the quarterfinals. The tournament has become a holiday tradition for many hockey fans worldwide, beginning on
Finally, the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC) from Gothenburg, Sweden is upon us as the world’s best U20 players fight to take home the WJC title. There is a ton of excitement around the tournament this year, as Sweden will be hosting for the first time since 2014. On Saturday, Dec. 23, Team Germany
Thursday is the second-last day of the 2024 World Junior Championship, and is the final day that will feature more than two games. Early in the morning (at least for North Americans) we will get the relegation match and then a bit later on we’ll have both of the Semi-final games which will decide who
The final quarterfinal game of the day came to an end with a thrill-filled overtime ending. Sweden is coming off a dominant regulation round that only saw them concede four goals in four games before taking on Switzerland, a team that had a rocky regulation round but is tough to play against. The Swedes mainly
After last year’s World Junior Championship (WJC) which saw the Detroit Red Wings only have one prospect representing their country (Red Savage), they have five for the 2024 WJC. The tournament’s preliminary round has concluded with the quarterfinals starting on Jan. 2, so how have the Red Wings’ prospects performed so far? Trey Augustine, United
In recent years, Finland has continued to remain a dominant presence throughout the international hockey scene. At all levels, they’ve typically sent rosters full of smart, disciplined, and mature players who flourish in their system. In terms of the World Junior Championship (WJC), they’ve churned out tons of talent, including but not limited to: Aleksander
The Buffalo Sabres have seven prospects participating in the 2024 World Junior Championship (WJC) — tied for the most of any NHL squad with the Arizona Coyotes and St. Louis Blues. The WJC is home to the world’s premier under-20 talents, with players from 10 different countries competing against each other. The Sabres’ seven prospects
Czechia finished their preliminary play in Group B of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC) with a 4-2 win over Switzerland. Switzerland also completed its preliminary play and was hoping to get another win on the board after their last victory over Norway on Saturday (Dec. 30). As for Czechia, they were turning heads
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