The United States will try to win back-to-back titles when it faces Finland in the gold-medal game of the world junior hockey championship.

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

Finland handed the defending champion United States its first loss at the 2025 world junior hockey championship ... the players are on college hockey teams. Team USA's James Hagens was listed ...

The Boston College forward and Nashville Predators draft pick scored eight minutes into Sunday's overtime to seal USA's 4-3 overtime win over Finland ... Cam Robinson @Hockey_Robinson Tournament ...

United States forward Ryan Leonard moves the puck as Czechia forward Vojtech Hradec looks on during Saturday's world junior hockey semifinal game in Ottawa. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Associated Press) ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. USA forward Teddy Stiga (2) celebrates scoring the game-winning ...

The United States will try to make history and avenge its only loss at the 2025 world junior hockey championship when it faces Finland in Sunday's gold-medal game in Ottawa (7:30 p.m. ET, NHL Network) ...

What could’ve possibly been the biggest upset in World Juniors history was Latvia beating Canada in a shootout on Dec. 27.

Finland handed the defending champion United States its first loss at the 2025 world junior hockey championship as ... of Trey Augustine (40 saves). The USA and Canada (both 2-0-1-0) lead Group ...