According to Frank Seravalli, Michigan State head coach Adam Nightingale is set to be named the HC of Team USA at the 2027 #WorldJuniors
More in my latest at @dailyfaceoff.bsky.social
www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/michiga...
Team Canada's picture after winning the 2021 IIHF Men's World Championship in 3 on 3 OT
Team Canada's picture after winning the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in 3 on 3 OT
Team Canada's picture after winning the 2022 World Junior Championship in 3 on 3 OT
Team Canada's picture after winning the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 3 on 3 OT
The problem wasn't the format. All of these were won in 3 on 3 OT.
#MensWorlds #WomensWorlds #WorldJuniors #HlinkaGretzkyCup
#MilanoCortina2026
2021 #MensWorlds and #WomensWorlds.
2022 #WorldJuniors.
2023 WJC.
2023 #HlinkaGretzkyCup.
2024 WWC.
All gold medals Canada won in 3 on 3 OT.
The format was not why we lost either gold medal game at #MilanoCortina2026, media.
Just stop.
Across all IIHF play since the start of 2024, Canada is 3-8 vs the U.S. ... and 73-10 vs everyone else
#WorldJuniors #U18WomensWorlds #U18MensWorlds #MensWorlds #WomensWorlds #MilanoCortina2026
Czechia being a thorn in Team Canada’s side yet again. 😳
#WorldJuniors
#WinterOlympics
Most frequent matchups from the QFs onward at any IIHF tournament since the start of 2024:
9 - CAN vs CZE
9 - CZE vs SWE
7 - SWE vs USA
6 - FIN vs SWE
6 - FIN vs USA
5 - CAN vs USA
* as of QFs of men's OG*
#WorldJuniors #U18WomensWorlds #U18MensWorlds #MensWorlds #WomensWorlds #MilanoCortina2026
To add insult to injury... got this e-mail from Hockey Canada earlier today... #WorldJuniors
What's rough is I decided to prioritize aiming for the #WomensWorlds in Quebec City in November 2027 instead but... if Canada is going to put out efforts like we saw today...
Players involved received 18 month suspensions (some were reduced to 6 months)
Both coaches each received three year bans #IIHF #canada #ussr #worldjuniors
Read about #Isles Prospect Victor Eklund on his #WorldJuniors gold medal win, adjusting to the SHL, being part of the Islanders future and more ⬇️
#NewYorkIslanders #IslesNation #HockeyLife
Read about #Isles Prospect Victor Eklund on his #WorldJuniors gold medal win, adjusting to the SHL, being part of the Islanders future and more ⬇️
Surprisingly, it didn't happen going from the #WorldJuniors to the #U18WomensWorlds... but here... at #MilanoCortina2026... I've almost put #U18WomensWorlds for every single tweet
🥈 Congratulations to our Bryce Hodges who helped Team Australia 🇦🇺 win a SILVER medal at the IIHF World Men’s U20 Division II Group B Championship
www.iihf.com/en/events/20... #WorldJuniors
30. SRB
31. AUS
32. ISR
33. ISL
34. BEL
35. NZL
36. TPE
37. BUL
38. TUR
39. BIH
40. MEX
41. KGZ
42. RSA
43. LUX
44. THA
45. HKG
46. IRI
#WorldJuniors
#WorldJuniors World Ranking:
1. SWE
2. CZE
3. USA
4. FIN
5. CAN
6. SVK
7. SUI
8. LAT
9. GER
10. KAZ
11. DEN
12. NOR
13. AUT
14. FRA
15. SLO
16. HUN
17. UKR
18. JPN
19. EST
20. ITA
21. POL
22. LTU
23. KOR
24. CRO
25. GBR
26. ROU
27. CHN
28. ESP
29. NED
#WorldJuniors World Ranking, top 29 teams (since all divisions down to 2A are done).
This ranking is unofficial; it takes the IIHF's World Ranking formula that they use for the MWC and WWC and applies it to the WJC.
The way Stenberg has been playing in the SHL this + at the 2026 #WorldJuniors is why he's projected to go first. McKenna could still go first if he tweaks a few things both physically and mentally. We got ourselves a "McStenberg" debate.
This is all I can think of whenever I hear the IIHF theme song!
#IIHF #Worldjuniors #WorldHockeyChampionships
Canada: Has not won a gold medal at home since the 2023 #WorldJuniors.
#U18WomensWorlds #U18MensWorlds #WomensWorlds #MensWorlds
CAN/USA: First head to head game at any IIHF tournament since last year's senior #WomensWorlds (did not meet at last year's #U18MensWorlds or #MensWorlds or this year's #WorldJuniors)
#U18WomensWorlds
For those of you who followed me after 2020, 2020 saw the #WorldJuniors (Dec 26 - Jan 5) and #U18WomensWorlds (Dec 26 - Jan 2) RIGHT on top of each other... and not far from one another
(the WJC was in Ostrava/Trinec, Czechia; the U18 WWC in Bratislava, Slovakia)
Luckily (assuming Czechia is indeed the host) this would mean that on January 4th / 5th (the overlap days), the #U18WomensWorlds games would be in the morning in ET, the #WorldJuniors games in the evening.
I... don't think I need to bring up 2020 again.
The bad news: Next year's #U18WomensWorlds is currently scheduled to be held from January 3-11, which overlaps with the #WorldJuniors
🏒 Butte Irish forward Bryce Hodges picked an assist and was a +3 today in Serbia as Team Australia 🇦🇺 opened the tournament with a 13-1 victory over New Zealand
ludwigmedia.org/2026/01/11/b... #WorldJuniors
Bryce Hodges picked an assist and was a +3 today in Serbia as Team Australia 🇦🇺 opened the tournament with a 13-1 victory over New Zealand
www.iihf.com/en/events/20... #WorldJuniors
Good luck to our Bryce Hodges who is competing in Serbia at the IIHF Division II #WorldJuniors for Team Australia 🇦🇺
butteirish.com/bryce-hodges...
Shorthanded. Here we go again...
#U18WomensWorlds x #WorldJuniors
Canada + Czechia: Meeting in a knockout game for the 8th time in the 12 IIHF tournaments since the start of 2024 (CZE has won 4 of the last 7)
#U18WomensWorlds
#WorldJuniors #U18MensWorlds #MensWorlds #WomensWorlds
