4 Takeaways From Czechia’s 6-4 Semi-Final Win Over Canada Jesse Courville-Lynch | January 5, 2026 The 2026 World Junior Championship is coming towards a close, and on Sunday (Jan. 4), both semi-final games were played. Team Sweden took down Team Finland in a shootout to…
3 Takeaways From Finland’s Loss to Sweden in 2026 World Juniors Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 5, 2026 Finland and Sweden were the first semi-final matchup of the day at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4. It looked like it was going…
3 Takeaways From Sweden’s 4-3 Shootout Win Over Finland Jim Precourt | January 5, 2026 Every time Sweden and Finland face off in the World Junior Championship, it’s an instant classic, and this was no different. Last year, Finland beat Sweden in overtime in the…
Czechia Takes Down Canada 6-4 in 2026 World Juniors Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 5, 2026 In the last semi-final of the day for the 2026 World Junior Championship on Sunday, Jan. 4, Canada took on Czechia. Canada came into the game undefeated, while Czechia had…
Sweden Takes Down Finland in a Shootout in the 2026 World Juniors Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 4, 2026 Sunday, Jan. 4, was semi-final day for the 2026 World Junior Championship, and the first game of the day at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, was between bordering…
2026 World Junior Championship Semi-Finals Preview Dayton Reimer | January 4, 2026 After an action-packed quarterfinal Friday that saw the hometown Americans sent home, the Semi-Finals are set for the 2026 World Junior Championship. Sweden and Finland are up first at 4:30…
2026 World Juniors Semi-Finals Preview: Powerhouse Nations Square Off for Shot at Gold Jordan Orth | January 4, 2026 The quarterfinals of the 2026 World Junior Championship (WJC) delivered plenty of excitement across the four games. Moving on to the semi-finals, four countries are looking to get their crack…
3 Takeaways From Finland’s OT Win Over the United States Owen Hillman | January 3, 2026 The Finnish World Junior Championship (WJC) team achieved the impossible yesterday. They defeated the defending gold-medal United States team in overtime of the quarterfinals. The Finns rallied from down 2-1…
Flyers’ Berglund, Ruohonen Raising Stock at World Junior Championship Justin Giampietro | January 3, 2026 The Philadelphia Flyers were well-represented entering the 2026 World Junior Championship (WJC), and that remains the case now that six nations have been eliminated. They have five prospects left, but…
3 Takeaways From Sweden’s 6-3 Win Over Latvia Jim Precourt | January 3, 2026 Sweden, after having beaten the USA 6-3, came into this game with all the confidence in the world after winning Group A. They continued the phenomenal play into this game,…
3 Takeways From USA’s 4-3 Overtime Loss to Finland in 2026 World Juniors Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 3, 2026 The 2026 World Junior Championship quarterfinal between USA and Finland on Friday, Jan. 2, was full of surprises. USA was still without Max Plante, but they did get Cole Hutson…
Canada Rolls Past Slovakia 7–1 to Advance to Semifinals Vivek Kalia | January 2, 2026 Canada advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship with a convincing 7–1 victory over Slovakia in quarterfinal action. The game was largely decided in the opening…