The semifinals of the world junior hockey championship feature Sweden vs. Finland and USA vs. Czechia. What to know about Saturday's games.

Once again Czechia are playing for a medal at the World Juniors. Powered by its 10 CHL players – and one alumnus – Czechia will have an opportunity to leave with hardware for a fourth straight ...

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 ...

After medalling in the last two world juniors, eliminating Canada last year and going 3-1 so far in Ottawa, Czechia isn’t an underdog anymore. Czechia hadn’t won back-to-back medals at the ...

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.

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 ...

At last year's World Juniors, Canada was sent home in the quarterfinals by Czechia, ensuring that the country would not play for a medal. The Canadians failed to avoid that same fate in 2025 ...

Czechia is seeking a medal at the World Juniors for the third consecutive year, but they were hoping for a color different from their last two: bronze and silver. Instead, the loss against the ...

The United States is one win away from playing in the IIHF World Junior Hockey championship game. Team USA will face Czechia in a semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 4 (1/4/2025 ...

US Beats Czechia 4-1 to Set up World Junior Hockey Final Against Finland OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston University's Cole Eiserman broke a second-period tie and the defending champion United ...

Here's what to know about the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship: Sweden and Finland will play at 3:30 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The United States and Czechia will play at ...