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The stage is set for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship. Sweden will take on Czechia in the gold-medal game at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday. Meanwhile, Finland will face Canada in the third-place game, also on Monday.

Heavily scrutinized thanks to his top-prospect status, McKenna nonetheless has been one of the top scorers at the world juniors with 10 points in six games. The potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft got in trouble in the Czech game due to some fiery behavior.

Canada and Finland are set to match up Monday at the IIHF Junior Hockey Championships in St. Paul, Minn., to compete for bronze medals.

Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discuss the world juniors, Olympic rosters, the Winter Classic, Leafs, Avs and more.

Sweden and Czechia will look to end long gold-medal droughts at the world junior hockey championship. Here's how to watch.

Team USA was eliminated from the quarterfinal round of the 2026 World Juniors when Finland's Arttu Valila scored in overtime of a Friday night matchup in Minnesota. Finland will now advance to join Czechia, Sweden and Canada in the semifinals.

Arttu Valola scored at 2:11 of overtime and Finland stunned the two-time defending champion United States 4-3 on Friday night in the world junior hockey quarterfinals.