With the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship recently concluded in Ottawa, the planet’s best men’s 20-and-under puck-shooters and puck-stoppers will be coming to Minnesota in roughly 11 months, and those who know the event commonly known as “World Juniors” say the State of Hockey is in for a crazy few weeks.

Team USA is the winner of the 2025 World Junior Hockey championship in Ottawa, Canada, and the countdown is on for the next edition of the event. That starts in December and even organizers are taking lessons learned in Canada back to Minnesota.

The global hockey event will unfold in the Twin Cities between Dec. 26, 2025, and Jan. 5, 2026, as the U.S. goes for a gold medal three-peat.

Leevi Meriläinen was drafted 71st overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Finnish netminder then spent time with Finland’s  Kärpät before moving to North America with the Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) in 2021-22.

With two wins and a shutout last week, Leevi Merilainen was an easy choice for the Ottawa Senators Prospect of the Week for Jan 6-12.

GP W L OW OL Pts GF GA Minnesota 12 4 3 3 2 20 36 34 Montreal 10 5 2 2 1 20 29 25 New York 10 3 3 3 1 16 29 22 Ottawa 10 4 4 0 2 14 22 26 Boston 10 2 4 2 2 12 21 25 Toronto 10 3 5 0 2 11 24 29

Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is a virtual lock to be a Hockey Hall of Famer, but he's also an incredible human being and one of the sport's most influential people.

UFA defenseman John Klingberg is joining the Edmonton Oilers in a comeback from hip surgery after a handful of teams were interested in him, according to multiple reports.

The Penguins’ goaltending crisis started when the general manager made the right decision. No, not when current GM Kyle Dubas gave Tristan Jarry a five-year, $26.875 million contract in 2023. That was the wrong decision,

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin's home was burglarized on Saturday, the same day the team hosted the Ottawa Senators.

According to the KDKA-TV report, Malkin’s Stanley Cup rings were missing — the Penguins won Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017 — and the back door to his home had been kicked in.