The USA defeated Czechia and Finland beat Sweden in the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship. Highlights from Saturday's action.

Trey Augustine (Detroit Red Wings) made 26 saves for the United States, which advanced to the gold medal game of the World Juniors for the second straight year. The U.S. will seek a seventh tournament championship and a chance at winning back-to-back titles for the first time when it plays Finland in the gold medal game at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday (7:30 p.

Kelowna Rockets forward Jakub Stancl scored the lone goal for Czechia as the Americans took a 4-1 decision and moved on to the gold medal game. Adam Jecho and Miroslav Holinka (Edmonton Oil Kings) combined for three shots, and had some good looks throughout the night.

The Americans avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland in group play, overcoming a two-goal deficit in the second period to win their second straight junior worlds title and seventh overall.

The 2025 World Junior Championship has concluded, with Team USA claiming back to back gold medals while Finland and Czechia take silver and bronze respectively. THN looks back at three of the top WHL performers from the tournament.

The global hockey event will unfold in the Twin Cities between Dec. 26, 2025, and Jan. 5, 2026, as the U.S. goes for a gold medal three-peat.

Team USA is the winner of the 2025 World Junior Hockey championship in Ottawa, Canada, and the countdown is on for the next edition of the event. That starts in December and even organizers are taking lessons learned in Canada back to Minnesota.

A! The Team USA hockey program has won back-to-back gold medals for the first time ever at the world junior hockey championship, doing so in a massive comeback Sunday against Finland that took place in Ottawa.

Boston College forward Teddy Stiga beat goalie Petteri Rimpinen through the leg pads to end it, avenging a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland in group play.