Three LA Kings prospects exited the 2026 World Junior Championships with hardware, as the tournament came to an end yesterday evening in Minnesota. Kings forward prospect Vojtech Cihar was the only participant in the gold-medal game,

Nils Roberts Maurins sits down to discuss the experience of the World Juniors and how his first season in North America is going

For the first time since 2012, the World Junior Championships had a winner other than Canada, USA, or Finland. Exorcising some longstanding demons, a practically unstoppable Sweden team fought hard for its gold medal.

In their tournament opener he had a goal and two assists, with his backhand pass out of the corner through two defenders to defenseman Ethan MacKenzie (2026 draft eligible) setting up what became the game-winning goal in Canada's 7-5 victory against Czechia.

The IIHF World Junior Championships wrapped up on Monday, and for the first time in a very long time, one of Canada or the United States did not play for gold. Perhaps the most important takeaway is that, at the junior levels, the field is more competitive than ever before. The number of teams capable of winning a medal has expanded.

Brady Martin, drafted No. 5 overall in 2025 by the Nashville Predators, was injured playing for Canada at the World Junior Championships on Jan. 4.

Here's what Scott Wheeler thought about the drafted and draft-eligible NHL prospects over the course of the tournament.

Every December and January, the World Junior Championship delivers exhilarating hockey, unrivaled drama, and a lot of debate surrounding the sport’s top Under-20 prospects, some of whom have been drafted and others who are about to be.