The goalie behind Latvia’s unexpected run at the World Juniors will be remembered for his saves and his smile.

Team Latvia’s journey at the 2025 World Junior Championship ended on Thursday with a 3-2 loss to Sweden in the quarterfinals.

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the ...

Konsta Helenius (Buffalo Sabres) had an assist for Finland (1-0-0-1), which rebounded after a 4-0 loss to Canada on Thursday.

Defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the current favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, was injured early in the first ...

David Edstrom's second-period power-play goal stood as the winner, as Sweden held on for a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over Latvia.

The U.S. National Junior Team is competing in the gold medal game for the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship on Sunday night ...

Those are all good questions, and as I tend to do for almost every World Junior tournament, I had predicted this team would ...

Day 3 of the 2025 WJC will see only two games. Latvia will look for another upset, facing the US, and Czechia looks to move ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over ...

The impossible happened at the world juniors on Friday as Latvia beat Canada for the first time in the tournament's history.