The St. Louis Blues feel the organization has the right plan in place for a productive future, according to assistant general manager Tim Taylor. The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will give fans a chance to see an NHL-high nine pieces of that plan in action.

The tournament has become a holiday tradition for many hockey fans around the world, beginning on Boxing Day (Dec. 26) each year and ending during the first week of the new year. The WJC has grown remarkably since the inaugural (official) tournament was held in 1977 and has massive international support.

IIHF World Junior Championship will be held in Ottawa, from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. Today, we preview the Group B preliminary-round bracket. Sweden is looking for its first gold medal at the World Juniors since 2012,

The World Junior Championship is always unpredictable, but that doesn't mean we can't make some bold predictions on what will happen.

After a quarterfinal exit in 2024, Canada returns to home ice as they chase a 21st gold medal at the World Juniors.

World Junior Championship is set to kick-off and the top amateur players go toe-to-toe for global hockey supremacy. The United States enter the tournament as the defending gold medalists after they knocked off silver medalist Sweden 6-2 in the final game.