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The truth is McKenna has been the best player among his peers at World Juniors, tied for the tournament lead with eight points (three goals, five assists) for Canada through the preliminary round of the tournament, being held in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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The outdoor portion weeklong festivities in St. Paul will close today at 1:30 because of winter weather conditions.

Boston College forward James Hagens scored in a 1:03 span late in the second period and early in the third and the United States overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Slovakia 6-5 on Monday night in the world junior hockey championship.

The last time the United States played Sweden in the World Junior Championship was in the 2024 tournament that matched the top under-20 men’s hockey players in the world. Team USA battled the Swedes in the championship game in Gothenburg, Sweden, and skated away with gold after a dominant 6-2 victory.

Jiricek scored a between-the-legs overtime game-winner for Czechia, which rebounded from a late third-period goal surrendered and topped Finland 2-1.

Lucas Pettersson and Eddie Genborg each scored twice and Sweden beat the United States 6-3 on Wednesday night in the world junior hockey championship to complete group play unbeaten.