The 2025 World Juniors are officially underway.
The annual IIHF tournament is a chance for the best U20 prospects from around the globe to compete on the biggest stage of their young playing careers while also representing their country. The goal is simple — bring a gold medal back to their nation.
Ten teams are in Ottawa competing to be crowned World Junior champions. The United States has hopes of defending its gold medal from the 2024 competition, bringing back key members of the championship group such as Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault and Zeev Buium.
Canada is aiming to get back on the podium after missing out on a medal in 2024. The Canadians recently went back-to-back in 2022 and 2023. Finland has not won gold at the tournament since 2016, while Sweden has been titleless at the World Juniors stage since 2012.
The competition begins with the preliminary round before getting into the knockout stage. Who will win the ultimate U20 hockey prize this year?
The Sporting News has the full schedule for today’s World Juniors contests and the updated results.
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World Juniors scores today
Thursday, Dec. 26
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Slovakia vs. Sweden | Noon |
| USA vs. Germany | 2:30 p.m. |
| Czechia vs. Switzerland | 5 p.m. |
| Finland vs. Canada | 7:30 p.m. |
How to watch World Juniors games on TV, live stream
- TV channel (Canada): TSN
- Live stream (Canada): TSN.ca, TSN app
- TV channel (U.S.): NHL Network
- Live stream (U.S.): Fubo
TSN and the NHL Network will once again be home to all of the action for the 2025 World Juniors.
Canadian viewers can watch the competition on TSN or stream the games through TSN.ca or on the TSN app.
The American audience can view the games live on TV on the NHL Network or stream them through Fubo, which offers a free trial.
World Juniors standings 2025
Group A
| Team | Games | Wins | OT Wins | OT Losses | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Games | Wins | OT Wins | OT Losses | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* = advances to knockout stage
** = plays in relegation game
Teams will play four preliminary games in a round-robin format within their group, followed by a three-round playoff.
In the group stage, teams earn three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win, one point for an overtime loss and no points for a regulation loss.
The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, where the matchups are determined by seeding. They will cross over between groups for these games: 1A vs. 4B, 1B vs. 4A, 2A vs. 3B and 2B vs. 3A. The teams that advance to the semifinals will be reseeded.
The winners of the semifinals will face off in the gold medal game. The losers will play for bronze.
2025 World Juniors schedule, results
Thursday, Dec. 26
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Slovakia vs. Sweden | Noon |
| USA vs. Germany | 2:30 p.m. |
| Czechia vs. Switzerland | 5 p.m. |
| Finland vs. Canada | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 27
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Switzerland vs. Slovakia | 1 p.m. |
| Germany vs. Finland | 3:30 p.m. |
| Sweden vs. Kazakhstan | 5 p.m. |
| Latvia vs. Canada | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. 28
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan vs. Czechia | 1 p.m. |
| Latvia vs. USA | 3:30 p.m. |
Sunday, Dec. 29
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Switzerland vs. Sweden | Noon |
| USA vs. Finland | 2:30 p.m. |
| Czechia vs. Slovakia | 5 p.m. |
| Canada vs. Germany | 7:30 p.m. |
Monday, Dec. 30
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Slovakia vs. Kazakhstan | 1 p.m. |
| Germany vs. Latvia | 3:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, Dec. 31
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland | Noon |
| Finland vs. Latvia | 2:30 p.m. |
| Sweden vs. Czechia | 5 p.m. |
| Canada vs. USA | 8 p.m. |
Thursday, Jan. 2
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| TBD vs. TBD – Relegation Game | 11 a.m. |
| TBD vs. TBD – Quarterfinal | Noon |
| TBD vs. TBD – Quarterfinal | 2:30 p.m. |
| TBD vs. TBD – Quarterfinal | 5 p.m. |
| TBD vs. TBD – Quarterfinal | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Jan. 4
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| TBD vs. TBD – Semifinal | 3:30 p.m. |
| TBD vs. TBD – Semifinal | 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, Jan. 5
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| TBD vs. TBD – Bronze Medal Game | 3:30 p.m. |
| TBD vs. TBD – Gold Medal Game | 7:30 p.m. |
