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…
Finland Upsets USA in Overtime, Moves on to Semi-Finals in 2026 World Juniors Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 2, 2026 The second quarterfinal of the day at Grand Casino Arena for the 2026 World Junior Championship, on Friday, Jan. 2, was between USA and Finland. USA had a boost to…
Czechia Advances to Semifinals, Win 6-2 Over Switzerland Jim Precourt | January 2, 2026 Czechia came into this game as favorites and won 6-2, but Switzerland didn’t go down without a fight, and was step for step with them until the second period. Game…
3 Takeaways From Latvia’s 6-3 Loss to Sweden in 2026 World Juniors Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 2, 2026 Friday, Jan. 2, was quarterfinals day at the 2026 World Junior Championship, and the first game of the day was between Latvia and Sweden, a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal…
2026 World Junior Championship Team Slovakia Final Roster Jordan Orth | January 2, 2026 After claiming two victories in the 2025 World Junior Championship (WJC), Slovakia looks to build off that at this year’s tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They will face an uphill battle,…