Here are three takeaways to Slovakia's 5-2 loss to Sweden in the 2025 World Junior Championship opening game in Ottawa.

Sweden rode a hat trick from defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka en route to a 5-2 win over Slovakia to open the 2025 WJC.

Tom Willander scored twice and added an assist to lead Sweden to a 7-5 win over Switzerland on Sunday afternoon at the world ...

Slovakia recovers with 5-4 overtime win, Pekarcik nets assist on OT goal; he and Dvorsky each pick up two goals, two assists ...

While Axel Sandin-Pellikka grabbed the headlines with a four-point game, Tom Willander led Team Sweden in ice time.

Tuesday is the sixth day of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, which is being held in Ottawa. Switzerland vs.

Buckle up for the final preliminary round games at the world juniors, which will determine the quarterfinals. That includes Canada and the USA battling for first place in Group A.

Slovakia suffered a 5-2 defeat to Sweden in the 2025 World Junior Championship opening matchup. Last year, they won the opening matchup against Czechia 6-2; however, they could not repeat the ...

Defenceman Axel Sandin Pellikka scored a natural hat trick as Sweden kicked off the 2025 world junior hockey championship ...

Sunday is the fourth day of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, which is being held in Ottawa. Finland 4, United States ...

The penultimate day of preliminary round play at the 2025 World Junior Championship featured two games that both went to overtime: Slovakia versus Kazakhstan and Germany against Latvia.

A breakdown of how the Blues' prospects have looked through the early part of the tournament's preliminary round.