Pittsburgh Penguins' defensive prospect Harrison Brunicke came through in a key moment of Canada's World Junior Championship opener against Czechia on Friday.

Team Canada has named its 25-man roster for the 2026 World Junior Championship, with the tournament set to begin from 6.

In a close game against Latvia, Canada won its second-straight preliminary round game, 2-1 (OT). Since it was an overtime win, the Canadians will receive two out of three points and Latvia will receive one. Cole Reschny and Michael Hage (OT) scored for Canada while Rudolfs Berzkalns had Latvia’s lone goal.

George's curiosity and intellect, as much as his talent, have led him back to the World Juniors as Canada's starter.

Hockey's home country has a Spartan leading it into the IIHF World Junior Championships.

MINNEAPOLIS — UND freshman defenseman Keaton Verhoeff has not yet played in the World Junior Championship for Team Canada. The Canadians used the same group of forwards and defensemen in their 7-5 win over Czechia on Friday and 2-1 overtime win over Latvia on Saturday.

The World Juniors kicked off on Boxing Day with a four-pack of games featuring the tournament's presumptive top five teams.

The second day of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship has officially passed, with two Vancouver Canucks prospects’ teams taking part in today’s matchups. While Braeden Cootes picked up a win, Basile Sansonnens fell on Saturday night. Here’s how today’s matchups concluded.