The 2024 U.S. National Junior Team had a lot of strengths going into the 2024 World Juniors. But one of the big questions was if their undersized, offensive-minded blue line would stand up and defend well enough against bigger, stronger teams. The answer was written in gold.

Team USA skated off the Scandinavium ice in Gothenburg with a gold medal, an unbeaten record and a tournament-high 45 goals scored. The expectation for that team is that they’d be able to out-score anybody and that proved to be more than true.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – For nearly two years, it had been eating at Rutger McGroarty. The biggest heartbreak of his young, promising hockey career had come at the hands of Sweden. He couldn't go through that again. He wouldn't.

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.

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships final began on Jan. 5 with host Sweden playing Team USA in the gold medal game.

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

Team USA has registered its final roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship with 20 skaters and three goaltenders.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – It all comes down to this. The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship has reached its final stage as host Sweden will take on Team USA for the gold medal. These were the two best teams throughout the tournament and now there’s one game to determine who was best of all.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Cutter Gauthier (PHI) scored a power-play goal with 3:13 to play in regulation to help the U.S. secure a 3-2 victory over Finland in the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinal. The Americans will play host Sweden for gold on Friday.

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal game is set as host Sweden and USA will play for the championship to finish off this year’s World Juniors.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki (VAN) scored two goals including the eventual game-winner as host Sweden advanced to the gold-medal game at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. Sweden defeated Czechia 5-2 in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 11,000 fans, most of whom were clad in gold Sweden jerseys.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship is down to its final four teams. After some surprising results in the quarterfinals, the top two seeds remain, but upsets created unexpected matchups in this stage of the medal round.

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinals will begin on Jan. 4 in Sweden, but one of the sports premier teams won't be there.

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.

Canada’s 2024 World Junior Championship and quest for a third consecutive gold medal ended today in Gothenburg in a quarterfinal loss to the Czechs. This is the first time since 2019 in Vancouver that Canada has failed to reach the final game of the tournament, having appeared in each of the last four gold-medal games.