Each team will have a chance to play for a medal this weekend. The Athletic breaks down the two semifinal matchups at the World Juniors.

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.

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 ...

The world juniors will have rematches of thrilling group stage games in the medal round, with USA and Finland going for gold ...

World Juniors saw three Vancouver Canucks defenders partake in the IIHF tournament. With the prospects ranging from a first-round pick on Team Sweden to a 2024 seventh-round pick on Team Switzerland, ...

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 IIHF World Junior Championship resumes with the semifinals Saturday. The championship and third-place game are Sunday.

Eiserman had the same mindset in his first World Juniors. The 18-year-old was given a variety of roles as the tournament went ...

The 2025 World Juniors kick off on Thursday in Ottawa, with a stacked field across a number of teams. In particular, Group B standout Sweden will be looking to take home the elusive gold medal ...

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 ...

Czechia defeated Sweden 3-2 in a 14-round shootout to win ... The USA has 16 wins and 19 losses at the world juniors vs. Finland. They also tied once. One of those losses was Finland's 4-3 ...