Part of it is circumstance; Latvia turned out to take their sudden inclusion in the 2022 WJC as a major chance to both upgrade their status and be seen as not just cute underdogs, but fairly ...

The preliminary stage of the 2025 World Junior Championship is over, and it was another exciting start. Now the elimination stage of the tournament is here, and Breakaway On SI is breaking down ...

Latvia 4, Germany 3 (OT) --Eriks Mateiko (Washington Capitals) scored with 1:37 left in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre to send Latvia into the quarterfinal round. Mateiko skated down left wing ...

The 2021 World Junior Championship schedule is out and though there are still an incredible amount of unknowns surrounding the tournament in Edmonton, at least we now have a framework to work off.

Switzerland 3, Kazakhstan 1 --Simon Meier (2025 NHL Draft eligible) and Ludwig Johnson (2025 draft eligible) each had a goal and an assist in the final preliminary round game at TD Place to help ...

Six weeks from Wednesday is Dec. 24 and Canada opens its WJC schedule against Slovakia in Montreal Dec. 26. Teams must finalize their 22-man rosters by 24 hours before their first game of the ...