USA will be playing for back-to-back gold medals for the first time in their history when they take on Finland in the final at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. After beating Sweden for gold last year, Team USA will take on the team that ousted the Swedes from the final this time around.
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Finland earned a 4-3 overtime victory over Sweden in stunning fashion in the early semifinal, getting a goal from Benjamin Rautainen late in the extra frame to get back to the final for the first time since 2022.
USA’s scoreline looked more comfortable, but they pulled away late in a tense battle with Czechia in the late semifinal. Cole Eiserman (NYI) scored a power-play goal in the second period to give USA the go-ahead goal it needed on the way to a 4-1 win to reach the final for the second straight time.
Team USA will be seeking their seventh gold medal at the World Juniors, while Finland seeks its sixth gold medal and first since 2019. No country other than USA, Canada or Finland has won a World Junior Championship gold medal going all the way back to 2012 when Sweden won. That trend will continue.
Here is what we’ll be watching for when these two World Juniors powers square off again.
The core of this team has been the driving force of it. That includes Ryan Leonard (WSH), Gabe Perreault (NYR), Zeev Buium (MIN), Danny Nelson (NYI), Oliver Moore (CHI), Drew Fortescue (NYR) and Trey Augustine (DET). These are the guys that were regulars on last year’s roster and they’ve all played big minutes, in key roles and have made an impact.sadsadsad
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Finland earned a 4-3 overtime victory over Sweden in stunning fashion in the early semifinal, getting a goal from Benjamin Rautainen late in the extra frame to get back to the final for the first time since 2022.
USA’s scoreline looked more comfortable, but they pulled away late in a tense battle with Czechia in the late semifinal. Cole Eiserman (NYI) scored a power-play goal in the second period to give USA the go-ahead goal it needed on the way to a 4-1 win to reach the final for the second straight time.
Team USA will be seeking their seventh gold medal at the World Juniors, while Finland seeks its sixth gold medal and first since 2019. No country other than USA, Canada or Finland has won a World Junior Championship gold medal going all the way back to 2012 when Sweden won. That trend will continue.
Here is what we’ll be watching for when these two World Juniors powers square off again.
Finland By The Numbers Going Into Gold Medal Game
- Record: 4-1-0-1
- Goals For: 19 (4th)
- Goals Against: 14 (3rd)
- Power Play Efficiency: 4-for-22 | 18.2% (8th)
- Penalty Kill Efficiency: 19-for-21 | 90.5% (2nd)
- Team Save Percentage: .935 (1st)
USA By The Numbers Going Into Gold-Medal Game
- Record: 5-0-1-0
- Goals For: 33 (1st)
- Goals Against: 13 (2nd)
- Power Play Efficiency: 9-for-25 | 36% (1st)
- Penalty Kill Efficiency: 18-for-22 | 81.8% (4th)
- Team Save Percentage: .927 (3rd)
USA’s Date With Destiny
The message from coach David Carle to the team is to create their own story and their own history by winning this tournament, but no one on USA’s roster has shied away from their opportunity to go back-to-back for the first time. In fact, they’ve embraced it and in the case of players that were part of last year’s team, it’s personal.The core of this team has been the driving force of it. That includes Ryan Leonard (WSH), Gabe Perreault (NYR), Zeev Buium (MIN), Danny Nelson (NYI), Oliver Moore (CHI), Drew Fortescue (NYR) and Trey Augustine (DET). These are the guys that were regulars on last year’s roster and they’ve all played big minutes, in key roles and have made an impact.sadsadsad