2025 World Junior Storylines (#506)

The 2025 World Junior Championships will officially drop the puck on Thursday.

As is usually the case, Team USA features the most NCAA players, but Finland, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Czechia also rostered college players or recruits.

Here are a few things to watch during this year’s World Juniors, including:

• Who are the favorites?

• What team is the best dark horse?

• Which player needs a breakout tournament?

• What’s the game to watch in the Group stage?

• A list of all NCAA players (and commits) in the tournament

• The full tournament schedule (w/ TV listings)

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