As a result, Canada’s opponent in Thursday’s quarter-final game will be Czechia, the same team that eliminated the Canadians in the quarter-finals at last year’s world juniors in Sweden.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eduard Sale scored in the 14th round of a shootout to give Czechia a 3-2 victory over Sweden on Sunday in the third-place game at the world junior hockey championship. The Czech ...

Now comes their chance to put that memory from the world juniors in Sweden to rest ... scored in overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over Czechia in the gold-medal game.

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 ...

Czechia remained undefeated at the World Junior Championship today defeating Slovakia 4-2. Brampton Steelheads' forward Adam Zidlicky and Brantford Bulldogs' defender Adam Jiricek picked up assists in ...