Those are all good questions, and as I tend to do for almost every World Junior tournament, I had predicted this team would win gold and thought it had a roster that could roll over opponents like we’re accustomed to. But that was wrong, and that’s on me for misevaluating the team.

No doubt, a crew of “brightest and best” hockey thinkers will spend weeks and months dissecting what went wrong in another disappointing and disconcerting early exit by our national team at the world junior hockey championship.

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Finland has a ton of momentum after beating Sweden in the world juniors semifinal, but an early loss to Canada was crucial to their run as well.

WJC will see four familiar teams in the semifinals, as all four teams were there last year. Who makes it to the final this year?

The penultimate day at the 2025 World Juniors saw USA and Finland advance to Sunday’s gold medal game, setting up a rematch after the Finns beat the Americans in overtime in group play. USA Hockey will look to make history and win their first-ever back-to-back golds.