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.

Find the full World Juniors schedule below, and check back daily for updates results and statistics from the participating Sabres. Strbak recorded two assists and two shots and led all Slovakian skaters with 23:36 ice time. Wahlberg recorded one shot in 15:31 for Sweden.

Team USA is ready to hit the ice for the 49th annual World Junior Championships (WJC), kicking off their journey on Dec. 26 against Germany in Group A action.

However, there are also 2025 and 2026 draft-eligible players highlighting rosters at this year's competition. That includes James Hagens (USA), Matthew Schaefer (Canada), Porter M

The United States, which went undefeated in winning last year's world junior hockey championship, will look to improve to 2-0 Saturday at this year's tournament in Ottawa. But standing in the way is a Latvia team that pulled off a massive upset against host Canada on Friday.

On the second day of the 2025 World Juniors, two of three Vancouver Canucks prospects took part in the tournament’s games. Team Canada’s Sawyer Mynio was not registered to start the tournament, and sat out tonight in the team’s game against Latvia.

Fans can watch the 2025 World Juniors in the United States live on NHL Network. E.J. Hradek will be the play-by-play commentator with Tony Granato alongside him. Fans without cable can watch the 2025 World Juniors on Fubo in the United States, which offers a free trial.