The USA trailed Slovakia 2-0 after one period. But it staged a major rally and solved some issues along the way.

Canada dominated Slovakia with a five-goal first period to secure a 7-1 win and advance to the World Juniors semifinals.

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How things can change in fewer than 48 hours. Team USA’s Under-20 men’s team had a supposedly easy draw for the 2026 World Junior Championship group stage, slated against

Canada advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship with a convincing 7–1 victory over Slovakia in quarterfinal action. The game was largely decided in the opening 20 minutes,

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, Slovakia, found a special gift under the Christmas tree: a new “cathedra,” a wooden bench prepared by homeless people.

Alternate captain James Hagens scored the tying goal with 45 seconds left in the second period and the go-ahead goal 18 seconds into the third as the United States improved to 3-0 with a 6-5 win over Slovakia on Dec. 29 at Grand Casino Arena before an announced crowd of 13,052.

Tomas Chrenko netted a natural hat trick for Slovakia, leading a 4-1 win over Germany in the world junior championships on Saturday. After Slovakia (1-0-0-1) an opening loss to 2025 fourth-place finishers Sweden on Friday,