It’s the final day of the World Junior Summer Showcase, and there were two games on the schedule on Saturday afternoon, August 2, both rivalry games. The first was between the Nordic countries of Sweden and Finland, and both teams had a great showcase leading up to the final day. Both teams had players leading … Read more
The second game of the day on Friday, August 1, at the World Junior Summer Showcase was between Finland and the United States. They’d had some heated games earlier in the week, but today’s game was a bit more reserved. Jack Parsons was in the net for the USA, but halfway through the game, he … Read more
The second day of games at the World Juniors Summer Showcase (WJSS) saw a repeat of the first day, but the teams were flipped. On Monday afternoon, July 28, the first game of the day was USA Blue against Finland; USA White had taken on Finland the day before and won 5-2. The goaltending for … Read more
William Nylander responded with a bounce-back game, but it wasn’t enough to get Team Sweden over the finish line, losing 4-3 in overtime to Team Finland on Saturday. Nylander recorded an assist in 21:34 of ice-time, the most playing time among any forward in Saturday’s game. He was zipping around the ice and constantly creating … Read more
Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Guentzel scored 11 seconds apart to start the third against Finland, powering the USA to a 6-1 win on Thursday, to start each side’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Brady Tkachuk tucked his second of the game in past goalie Juuse Saros soon thereafter to secure the victory for the Americans, with … Read more
Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk both recorded two goals, as Team USA ran away with a 6-1 victory over Team Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Matt Boldy and Jake Guentzel also scored for Team USA in the winning effort. It was a pretty competitive game through 40 minutes, but Matthew Tkachuk scored 15 seconds … Read more
Team Finland is widely considered the weakest of the four entrants in the 4 Nations Face-Off, but count them out at your own peril. Finland boasts some elite speed and power up front, while Juuse Saros could catch fire and steal a few games. Aleksander Barkov is the reigning Selke Trophy winner and he can … Read more
The United States celebrates its second straight gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship (photo: USA Hockey). Teddy Stiga (Boston College) scored 8:04 into three-on-three overtime as the U.S. National Junior Team erased a two-goal deficit and earned a 4-3 victory over Finland in the gold-medal game of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship … Read more
In the gold medal game of the 2025 World Junior Championship, Finland and the United States battled in a rematch from their game on Dec. 29, which Finland won 4-3 in overtime. It was a tightly contested game that ended with the Americans repeating as gold medalists with a 4-3 overtime win, marking the first … Read more
U.S. captain Ryan Leonard looks to make a move on a Finland defender Sunday afternoon at the World Junior Championship (photo: USA Hockey). The U.S. National Junior Team got goals from Carey Terrance (OHL’s Erie Otters), Cole Hutson (Boston University) and Brodie Ziemer (Minnesota), but dropped a 4-3 decision to Finland in overtime Sunday afternoon … Read more