After defeating Canada 4-1 in a New Year's Eve showdown, the USA National Under-20 Hockey Team has reached the quarterfinals of the 2025 World Junior Championships.
The tournament, held annually, features the ten best national under-20 hockey teams in the world. Team USA is the defending champion, having won gold just over a year ago; 10 players from that team are back this year, including New York Rangers players Drew Fortescue and Gabe Perrault.
With three wins and one loss in overtime in the first round, Team USA won Group A, which also included hockey powerhouses Canada and Finland.
Today, they will face Switzerland (1-3 in the group match) in a do-or-die match that will see them advance to the semi-finals with a win or face an early exit from the tournament. Here's everything you need to know to set it up.
Date and time of the World Junior Championship quarterfinals between the USA and Switzerland: When will Team USA play in the World Junior Championships?
Team USA faces Switzerland in the World Junior Championship quarterfinals today, January 2, at 2:30 PM ET.
What channels does World Juniors show?
All World Juniors games, including USA vs. Switzerland, will be broadcast this afternoon on NHL Network.
How to watch the USA-Switzerland match at the World Junior Championships for free:
If you don't have cable service and want to watch the World Juniors, you'll need a live TV service. Fortunately, there are two different live TV services that carry the NHL Network that have free trials of different lengths.
fuboTV is offering a seven-day free trial, which will take you until the end of the 2025 JC, but you'll have to make sure you sign up for elite plan, which costs $89.99 per month after the trial period.
DIRECTV Stream is one of our favorites, and your five-day free trial will also cover the rest of the tournament. the climax The package includes NHL Network, and will cost $109.99 per month after the five-day period ends.
Other ways to stream the USA vs. Switzerland World Juniors match:
Although Sling TV doesn't offer a free trial, it's among the most affordable live TV services, especially with a 50% discount on the first month.
To watch NHL Network, you must subscribe to it Sling Blue + Sports Extra. Sling Blue costs $25.50 for the first month + $11 for the additional Sports package.
World Junior Championship schedule:
January 2
- Quarter-final 1: Sweden vs Latviaat 12:00 noon Eastern time
- Quarterfinal 2: USA vs. Switzerlandat 2:30 p.m. ET
- Quarter-final 3: Finland vs Slovakiaat 5:00 PM ET
- Quarterfinal 4: Czech Republic vs. Canada, 7:30 p.m. ET
January 4
- Semifinal 1, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Semifinal 2, 7:30 p.m. ET
January 6
- Third-place match, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Championship game, 7:30 p.m. ET
2025 USA World Junior Team roster
- No. 1: Trey Augustin (Michigan State University)
- No. 2: Teddy Steja (Boston College)
- No. 3: Logan Hensler (University of Wisconsin)
- No. 4: Colin Ralph (St. Cloud State University)
- No. 5: Drew Fortescue (Boston College)
- No. 6: Adam Kleber (University of Minnesota Duluth
- No. 8: Brandon Svoboda (Boston University)
- No. 9: Ryan Leonard (Boston College) – Captain
- No. 10: Carrie Terrance (Erie Otters)
- No. 11: Oliver Moore (University of Minnesota) – Alternate captain
- No. 12: James Huggins (Boston College)
- No. 14: Aram Minityan (Boston College)
- No. 16: Paul Fisher (University of Notre Dame)
- No. 17: Danny Nelson (University of Notre Dame) – Alternate captain
- No. 19: Trevor Connelly (Providence College)
- No. 20: Joey Willis (Saginaw Spirit)
- No. 22: Max Plante (University of Minnesota Duluth)
- No. 23: Austin Burnevik (St. Cloud State University)
- No. 24: Cole Hutson (Boston University)
- No. 28: Zeev Boyum (University of Denver) – Alternate captain
- No. 30: Hampton Slokinski (Western Michigan University)
- No. 31: Sam Hillebrandt (Barry Colts)
- No. 34: Gabe Perrault (Boston College) – Alternate captain
- No. 74: Brody Zimmer (University of Minnesota)
- No. 91: Cole Iserman (Boston University)
Where are the world's youth in 2025?
For the 19th time in the tournament's history, Canada became the host of the World Junior Championships. Ottawa is the host city.
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