Meanwhile, Sweden will play for bronze as they did during the 2023 tournament in the Canadian Maritimes. The Swedes have two gold medals to show for in their entire history at the World Juniors.

Seattle Kraken prospect Eduard Sale scored twice in the marathon shootout against powerhouse Sweden, securing a third-straight medal for Czechia at the world juniors.

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Czechia will head home from the nation's capital with some new hardware. Eduard Sale scored in the 14th round of the shootout to lead his country past Sweden 3-2 and claim bronze at the world junior ...

Sweden and Czechia are deadlocked 2-2 after two periods as the two countries battle for bronze at the World Juniors on Sunday. The two teams traded power-play goals in the first period from ...

Today the 2025 IIHF World U20 Championship, aka the World Juniors, begins ... The strength of Sweden’s team will come from their defense. Theo Lindstein (St. Louis) and Axel Sandin Pellikka ...

USA cracked a brick wall in overtime to beat Finland and win their second-straight gold at the world juniors, while Czechia defeated Sweden for bronze. Here's what stood out. Seattle Kraken ...

Sweden is the only team in Group B with a 2-0 record after beating Kazakhstan 8-1 on Friday evening in Ottawa. Sweden dominated the first period, racking up five goals on 12 shots. Victor Eklund ...

The United States enters the tournament as the defending gold medallists from 2024, going undefeated at last year's World Juniors and knocking off Sweden in the gold medal game. Competing at the ...

The United States will have a chance to win back-to-back titles for the first time after it defeated Czechia 4-1 in the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship. The Americans got goals ...

The 2025 World Juniors will take place in Canada this holiday season, a year after the tournament was hosted by Sweden. The Juniors is an opportunity for fans to get an early glimpse at some of ...