GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Team USA silenced a sold-out Scandinavium as they promised they would, earning a 6-2 win over Sweden to claim the gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. Team USA got a pair of goals from Isaac Howard (TBL) in the second period and three insurance markers in the third period, including an empty-net goal from captain Rutger McGroarty (WPG) to secure the country's sixth gold medal.

Team USA defeated Sweden, 6-2, on Friday to win the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The U.S. National Junior Team is off to the semifinals after a comfortable 7-2 win against Latvia in the quarterfinal. Team USA is now guaranteed to play for a medal and will await the final result of tonight’s Sweden-Switzerland game for their semifinal opponent to be determined.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Of all the NHL prospects to watch at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, and there are many, few will garner the attention that Macklin Celebrini will. The top prospect for the 2024 NHL Draft is Team Canada's youngest player, but also one of its biggest overall talents despite his youth.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- A first-period hat trick from Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) helped put the U.S. National Junior Team in control early and they never looked back, beating Switzerland 11-3 in their second game at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. Snuggerud finished with four points in the contest, picking up an assist on USA's fifth goal of the game.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The U.S. National Junior Team got a win in their opening game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, but it was not the walk in the park they may have anticipated.

Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Ottawa Senators draft pick Jorian Donovan has been added to the team's pre-tournament camp. The Brantford Bulldogs defenseman's addition comes after Nashville Predators first-rounder Tanner Molendyk went down with an apparent injury during Canada's pre-tournament game against Switzerland Friday.

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship is exciting on its own, but for 2024 NHL Draft watchers, it will offer an intriguing glimpse at some of the top prospects eligible to be selected in June.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The U.S. is now less than 24 hours away from selecting its roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. There’s still some uncertainty in what that roster will look like, but with the emergence of special teams units and some five-on-five scrimmaging Friday, you can start to see things take shape even more.

Sweden will be playing host at the 2024 World Juniors in the city of Gothenburg. Now they have their squad that will seek the country’s third ever gold medal and first since 2012. They’re going to have a legitimate shot at it.

The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual tournament showcasing the best under-20 talent around the world. The first official tournament was held in 1977.

After spending last week in Plymouth, Mich., for the entirety of the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase, one of the most common questions I get is about how “Player X” looks. We did some game-by-game evals for select players over the course of the event, but that doesn’t always give you the full picture.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- The 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase was just that, a tremendous showcase of high-end talent with many of the best players under the age of 20 in the United States on hand. The U.S. split its roster in two, White and Blue, while trying to evaluate candidates for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – It was a unique day at the World Junior Summer Showcase as European combatants Sweden and Finland went head-to-head and both USA squads squared off against each other. The result was two spirited games that probably gave the coaching staffs of all teams a lot to think about.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The World Junior Summer Showcase rolled on with two explosive games for the U.S. split squads. USA Blue shook off getting blown out two days ago by Sweden by earning a 4-1 win over Finland, while USA White steamrolled Sweden, 10-1, in the night cap.