Stephen Nelson will provide the play-by-play for each Team USA game and will be joined by analyst Dave Starman and reporter Jill Savage. The team has won 5 world junior championships (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021). Watch Canada vs USA Live from the United States The U.S. National Junior Team claimed gold at the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, from Dec. 25, 2020 through Jan. 5, 2021. A number of final rosters for the upcoming 2020 World Junior Championship have been revealed this morning, as the best U-20 players in the world prepare to compete later this month. Now that USA Hockey has won gold at the 2021 World Junior Championship, attention turns to who the Americans will bring back to Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, for next year’s marquee event on the junior calendar. The Americans are owners of 12 medals (four gold, two silver and six bronze), and head coach Nate Leaman built a highly-skilled squad that should see another shiny medal come Jan. 5. Wins in regulation = 3 points Best Guess: Jake Sanderson*, Brock Faber*, Tyler Kleven*, Wyatt Kaiser, Luke Hughes, Eamon Powell, Aidan Hreschuk, Sean Behrens, Possible Candidates: Anthony Kehrer, Connor Kelley, Jack Peart, Ian Moore, Jacob Truscott, Mason Langenbrunner, Kyle Aucoin, Noah Ellis, Ty Murchison, Scott Morrow, Roman Schmidt, Luke Mittelstadt, Owen Gallatin, Daniel Laatsch, Ty Gallagher, Evan Bushy, David Ma, Alex Gagne, Hank Kempf, Ryan Chesley. In a stunning display of skill and teamwork, Team USA took home the gold, topping Canada, 2-0, in the championship game. ©2021 SportsEngine, Inc. It’s a tournament where you really just need to win 2.5 games, and this group feels capable of doing that. Here is my best guess on what a US World Junior team might look like next year, Best Guess: Matty Beniers*, Brett Berard*, Landon Slaggert*, Thomas Bordeleau, Luke Tuch, Ty Smilanic, Dylan Peterson, Mackie Samoskevich, Hunter McKown, Cross Hanas, Chaz Lucius, Sasha Pastujov, Justin Janicke, Possible Candidates: Matt Coronato, Blake Biondi, Jackson Hallum, Jack Smith, Jackson Kunz, Antonio Stranges, Carson Bantle, Chase Yoder, Joe Miller, Wyatt Schingoethe, Chase Bradley, Dylan Duke, Matthew Knies, Jeremy Willmer, Chase Stillman, Caden Brown, Connor Kurth, Hunter Strand, Isaac Howard, Maddox Fleming, Frank Nazar, Ryan St. Louis, Jack Devine, Red Savage, Jack Hughes, Mark Estapa, Avery Hayes, Artem Shlaine, Ryan Kirwan, Ben Schoen, Ryan Beck, Jack Williams, Tristan Broz. World Junior Championship games are only available on NHL Network in the USA, which has plans to televise every game for the first time ever. As much as the virus wreaked havoc on this year’s roster, costing a handful of players their shot at a gold medal, I think we may potentially see even more of an effect next year. Sanderson certainly seems capable of handling it. Which players are on Canada's final roster? at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-20 Championship The United States derailed the previously undefeated Canadian juggernaut, beating the host squad 2-0 Tuesday to capture the gold medal at the world junior hockey championship. Trevor Zegras, who led the team in points last year with nine assists, returns, as does the team's top goal scorer Arthur Kaliyev (aka #ArtyParty). Tuesday, December 29th is Day Five of the tournament and will start off with the Czech Republic vs the United States. In 2021, the grouping doesn't get any easier as Team USA will meet Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic and upstart Austria. When the virus shut down USA Hockey’s summer camp last year, I wrote that at least the US was in a good position because their roster was mostly picked. Best Guess: Drew Commesso, Gibson Homer, Louden Hogg, Possibilities: Noah Grannan, Kaidan Mbereko. After putting together an impressive run of four medals in consecutive tournaments, including a … The US will presumably get their summer camps in, but I still think that’s a poor replacement for being in the rink and watching someone play meaningful games. I went with McKown, who didn’t produce much with the NTDP U18s, but has looked pretty good at Colorado College so far. ... Trevor Zegras, USA Hockey, World Juniors, IIHF, World, Gold Medal. World Juniors Gold-Medal Broadcast the “Thrill of a Lifetime” for Stephen Nelson By Bob Reinert 01/21/2021, 10:15am MST MLB Network host relishes the semi-rare opportunity he gets to call hockey Six players from the gold medal winners will return, leaving a lot of roster spots for the United States to fill. There are only six returnees, and most everybody else just hasn’t played that much hockey over the past year to start basing opinions on. In the four tournament’s directly after the US has won a gold medal, they’ve won two bronzes and didn’t medal in the other two. But there is potential for someone in the USHL right now to have a strong finish to the season and good start to their college career next fall that makes a stronger case. Canada favorite to win second straight gold medal, Braden Schneider handed one-game suspension, Six points by Quinton Byfield powers Canadians to 10-0 win, Canadians claim top spot in Group A with wire-to-wire win. Team USA secured its fifth World Junior Championship gold medal on … USA Takes World Juniors Gold - Junior Hockey News. This website is powered by SportsEngine's Sports Relationship Management (SRM) software, but is owned by and subject to the Team USA Hockey privacy policy. Here's everything to know about the tournament, including how to watch live games in the United States, and a complete schedule with updated scores and standings. Alex Turcotte – Los Angeles Kings. College Hockey News and Analysis | SB Nation College Hockey, Potential 2022 US World Junior Team: In Case We Still Have A Country. The other elephant in the room, which is not the guy wearing elephant horns parading through the Senate chamber, for next year’s roster is the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Next year is going to be more difficult. The bottom few roster spots are more difficult to pick because so few kids in the eligible age range play college hockey at this point. I’d guess it’s maybe 50/50 right now. Team USA Names Roster For 2021 World Junior Championships. They return three guys that played key roles on the gold medal-winning team, though not necessarily scoring roles. Canadian Devon Levi was named the tournament's top … Overtime: USA 4, Czech Republic 3 The tournament will be held in Edmonton, in a … The USA vs Canada Live World Juniors Hockey gold medal game is gonna begin on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Shop USA Hockey Gear from the Official Online Store of USA Hockey. Forwards. I have some concerns about the scoring on this team, but the defense on this team should be really, really good, and that’s a great place to start from if you’re looking to steal a couple wins. MORE: How Canada and the U.S. match up for gold-medal game. Get USA Hockey jerseys, USA Hockey Men, Women, Youth apparel at ShopUSAHockey.com “Just calling the World Juniors — just a prelim game — is a great honor,” Nelson said. Tune in to the World Juniors on TSN 1040 from December 26 to January 5. Hreschuk is a nice player and an ‘03 that can come back for the following tournament. Luckily, IIHF president Rene Fasel affirmed the federation’s commitment to holding tournaments in both the United States and Belarus later this year, so functioning democracy is clearly not a deal-breaker. Up front, USA Hockey's forward group is deep. Luke Hughes might be the best defenseman on the team. This … There is obviously a lot of scoring to replace with the talented ‘01 class aging out. Whether they can pull it off is another question. Going back-to-back is the next hurdle for them to cross. EDMONTON, Alberta – The U.S. National Junior Team, behind 33 saves from Spencer Knight (Darien, Conn.) and goals from Trevor Zegras (Bedford, N.Y.) and Alex Turcotte (Chicago, Ill.), beat Canada, 2-0, here tonight in the gold-medal game of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. On Tuesday evening, the country claimed its’ fifth ever gold medal at the World Juniors with a thrilling, dominating 2-0 victory over Canada. Spencer Knight made 34 saves and the United States upset Canada 2-0 to win the world junior hockey championship. Powell and Behrens are both talented puck-movers. The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World U20 Championship. Canada vs United States (Final) - 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship Trevor Zegras had a goal and assist and Spencer Knight was terrific in goal for the Americans as they won their fifth all-time gold medal with a flawless 2-0 win over Canada. With a young defense in front of them — Cam York is the only returnee on the blue line — the two backstops will be heavily relied on. But even in what would might consider a down year for the United States, they’re still going to put together a team that is more than capable of winning a medal and possibly taking the gold. Defencemen. It will be Drew Commesso’s net for next year’s tournament. There is some question if Sanderson will be available for next year’s tournament, or if he’ll be in the NHL. As for the newcomers, Wyatt Kaiser has pretty much played himself into being a lock in his first 11 games at Minnesota Duluth. USA Hockey, Inc. The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship schedule has been released, with the annual tournament kicking off on Dec. 25. Welcome to the 2021 World Junior Championship predictions. Also, I haven’t seen them play yet, but there might be an opportunity for an ‘04 off the NTDP team—which seems to be a pretty strong group—to earn their way onto the team. Sanderson and Faber were awesome in this past tournament. About 12 hours later, a group of insurrectionists broke into the United States Capitol in a coup attempt that ended a 200+-year streak of peaceful transition of power. NHL Network is also streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial . USA vs. Czech Republic: Live updates, highlights from World Juniors Puck drop is scheduled for 1 p.m. They had a ton of returning players, and had seen enough from everyone else that most of the other spots could easily be filled. (Beecher tested positive, although he's tested negative since, and Bordeleau was his roommate. The U.S. finished first in Group B after the preliminary round before defeating Slovakia in … The format for the 2021 World Junior Championship consists of two groups of five teams playing a preliminary round-robin to determine seeding followed by a single-elimination tournament. Last year's squad finished a disappointing sixth despite finishing in the top two in a tough Group B. 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship: Team USA preview and roster New, 46 comments Once again the American roster is laden with talent, can they turn that into a place on the podium in Alberta? Team USA gets us started, as USA Hockey has announced their finalized group. The United States will face Canada in the Gold Medal game at the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship from Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday night. Arthur Kaliyev – Los Angeles Kings. How has COVID-19 impacted the tournament? This is going to be a really difficult team to assemble. After skating away with medals in four straight tournaments for the first time in the program's history, the United States left the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic empty-handed. With the lack of high-end scoring in the ‘02 age group, the US may need them to be big offensive contributors. Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield will look to avenge a poor 2020 tournament, where he only collected a goal and an assist. So a bit of a mixed bag all the way around. 2021 U.S. National Junior Team Printable Roster. The United States drew Group B, which also includes Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Austria. It was the fifth gold medal for the United States in the tournament and the fifth time in the last six years that Team USA … His latest attempt at perfection came doing play-by-play for NHL Network at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, which concluded with a brilliant 2-0 win by Team USA over Canada in the gold-medal game in Edmonton, Alberta. Trevor Zegras – Anaheim Ducks. About 12 hours later, a group of insurrectionists broke into the United States Capitol in a coup attempt that ended a 200+-year streak of peaceful transition of power. Overtime win = 2 points It’s a downgrade from having Spencer Knight, but Commesso is good enough to be capable of getting the US to where they want to go. Knight, USA blank Canada to win 2021 World Juniors Zegras wins World Juniors MVP, Canada's Levi top goalie Team USA coach says team wasn't trying to disrespect Canada with barrel celebration Thomas Bordeleau also would have been on the team, but couldn’t play due to Covid restrictions, and maybe by next year we’ll have that figured out. The United States stands on top of the junior hockey world once again. ET. Kleven got the experience of going, even if he was used sparingly, and I’ve liked everything I’ve seen from him so far this year. ), WORLD JUNIORS: How Covid-19 has impacted the tournament. Each day, Last Word on Hockey will take a look at each game and give our predictions of the results. On Tuesday evening, the country claimed its’ fifth ever gold medal at the World Juniors with a thrilling, dominating 2-0 victory over Canada. World Junior Championship games are only available on NHL Network in the United States, which has plans to televise every game for the first time ever. Live updates will begin at that time. No longer considered an afterthought, the U.S. is an established power on the world juniors circuit and is expected to be a medal contender. Eight players return from last year's squad, including netminders Spencer Knight and Dustin Wolf, who provide one of the best 1-2 combos at the tournament. Less than a year removed from a heartbreaking loss in the IIHF World Juniors gold medal game, the United States was handed a 1-0 defeat by the Finns when the … USA vs Canada Live World Juniors gold-medal game The USA will play Finland 4-3 in the semifinals of the tournament on Monday to win the World Junior Hockey Championship.In the other semi-final, Canada defeated Russia 5-0 to qualify for the World Junior Hockey Championship. It’s been a busy week, to say the least, for Americans on the international hockey front. Last year, the World Junior Championship ended in heartbreak for Team USA. The US will return to Edmonton in an attempt to defend their gold medal with players born in the year 2002 and younger. Team USA's 2021 World Juniors roster Eight players return from last year's squad, including netminders Spencer Knight and Dustin Wolf, who provide one of the best 1-2 combos at the tournament. Cole Caufield – Montreal Canadiens. Last modified on Mon 11 Jan 2021 15.36 EST Spencer Knight made 34 saves in yet another shutout and the United States upset Canada 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the world junior hockey … I’m less enthused overall about next year’s team than I was with this year’s team. I’m pretty comfortable with the first eight names on my Best Guess list. 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There is an outside shot of Beniers being drafted early enough—especially after how he played in this tournament— that he is signed immediately and playing in the NHL next year, thus not eligible. This year’s team showed that it’s possible to have success in this tournament going a little smaller on the blue line. I’d put the chances at that as pretty low, however. There’s going to be some ‘03s that make it as well, with Lucius and Pastujov the early front-runners. 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You can also catch each game LIVE on the TSN App and TSN Direct. There’s not a ton of depth beyond the group I picked at this point, but who knows where some of the other ‘03s will end up over the coming months. Over the holidays, a collection of the best under-20 hockey players in the world gathered in Edmonton, Alberta, for the IIHF World Junior Championship. 2021 WJC Roster; 2021 WJC Staff; USA Hockey, Inc. This website is powered by SportsEngine's Sports Relationship Management (SRM) software, but is owned by and subject to the Team USA Hockey privacy policy. I really like this group a lot. It'll be a tough slog to rise to the top for the Americans, who will also be without the services of John Beecher and Thomas Bordeleau after they were released because of a positive test for COVID-19. Might be the best defenseman on the gold medal winners will return to in. As USA Hockey has never won back-to-back gold medals at World Juniors Hockey gold winners... 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