The United States won back-to-back gold medals for the first time and host Canada lost for the second year in a row in the quarterfinals.

Team USA, the only team with more than four NHL-drafted players that didn’t have a Utah HC prospect, captured the gold medal in an overtime battle with Team Finland.

OTTAWA -- Two of the biggest powers in international hockey meet with junior hockey supremacy on the line, as the United States and Finland face off for the gold medal at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Where: Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, Ont.)