U.S. Does What Canada Couldn’t, Takes Down Latvia 5-1 Daniel Amoia | December 28, 2024 Less than 24 hours after pulling off an improbable victory over Canada, the Latvians were back at it against the star-studded United States. Linards Feldbergs got the start for Latvia…
Czechia Overwhelms Kazakhstan in Lopsided 14-2 Win Dayton Reimer | December 28, 2024 Although the matchup was always going to be unbalanced, few could have expected the pummeling that Czechia handed to Kazakhstan on Day 3 of the 2025 World Junior Championship. After…
Oilers’ Top 5 Performances at World Juniors Brian Swane | December 28, 2024 For the first time in more than a decade, the Edmonton Oilers do not have any prospects participating in the World Junior Hockey Championship (WJC), which gets underway on Tuesday…
3 Takeaways From Finland’s 3-1 Win Over Germany Christopher Babos | December 28, 2024 Finland survived Germany, 3-1, in an exciting Group A battle at the Canadian Tire Centre to score its first win in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Nordic nation…
Standouts From the First Two Days of 2025 World Juniors Jordan Orth | December 28, 2024 The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship is in full swing as it heads into its third day of preliminary round play. There have been plenty of things to be excited…
2025 World Juniors Day 3 Preview- Latvia Looks for Another Upset & Czechia Aims for 2-0 Start Jordan Orth | December 28, 2024 After what many will consider the biggest upset in the World Junior Championship’s (WJC) history, Latvia’s 3-2 win over Canada in an exciting shootout victory, only two games will take…
4 Takeaways From Canada’s 3-2 Shootout Loss vs. Latvia Justin Giampietro | December 27, 2024 In one of the most shocking upsets in tournament history, Canada lost 3-2 in a shootout to Latvia in the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC).…
Latvia Pulls off Upset of Canada in 3-2 Shootout Win Jordan Orth | December 27, 2024 In what many thought would be an easy win for Canada in their second 2025 World Junior Championship game, a resilient Latvian team would not back down from the host…
3 Takeaways From Sweden’s 8-1 Win vs. Kazakhstan Dayton Reimer | December 27, 2024 Kazakhstan made their 2025 World Junior Championship debut against Sweden, who were coming off a dominant 5-2 victory over Slovakia on the tournament’s opening day. The Swedes looked like they…
Sweden Dominates Overmatched Kazakhstan 8-1 Jim Bay | December 27, 2024 Sweden scored five goals in the first period and coasted the rest of the way en route to an 8-1 victory over an overmatched Kazakhstan squad. Kazakhstan returned to the…
Finland Jumps to Early Lead to Defeat Germany 3-1 Jim Bay | December 27, 2024 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…
Slovakia Scores a Late Goal to Capture 2-1 Win over Switzerland Zach Martin | December 27, 2024 On Friday, Dec. 27, teams Switzerland and Slovakia were looking to get into the win column in their second games of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship that is being…