2025 IIHF World Junior Championship

Ottawa, Ontario | Dec. 26, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025

The U.S. National Junior Team claimed back-to-back gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship with a 4-3 overtime win over Finland in the gold-medal game. For the full championship recap, click here.

The tournament took place Dec. 26, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario, with the U.S. competing in Group A alongside Finland, Canada, Latvia and Germany. Group B included Sweden, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Kazakhstan.

The U.S. finished the tournament with a record of 5-1-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L).

The U.S. National Junior Team secured its seventh gold medal at the event, with the previous six coming in 2024, 2021, 2017, 2013, 2010 and 2004.

Team USA has medaled in eight of the last 10 World Junior Championships.

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Team USA Roster

World Juniors History

U.S. Tournament Schedule

DATE	OPPONENT/ROUND	TIME (LOCAL/ET)/RESULT	LOCATION	BROADCAST
Sat., Dec. 21	Slovakia Pre-Tournament	W, 6-2	Slush Puppie Place Kingston, Ontario	No broadcast/live stream LIVE STATS
Mon., Dec. 23	Finland Pre-Tournament	W, 5-2	Cornwall Civic Complex Cornwall, Ontario	No broadcast/live stream LIVE STATS
Thurs., Dec. 26	Germany Preliminary Round	W, 10-4	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network
Sat., Dec. 28	Latvia Preliminary Round	W, 5-1	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network
Sun., Dec. 29	Finland Preliminary Round	L, 3-4 (OT)	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network
Tues., Dec. 31	Canada Preliminary Round	W, 4-1	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network
Thurs., Jan. 2	Switzerland Quarterfinals	W, 7-2	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network
Sat., Jan. 4	Czechia Semifinals	W, 4-1	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network
Sun., Jan. 5	Finland Gold Medal Game	W, 4-3 (OT)	Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, Ontario	NHL Network