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The Swedish coach had especially hard decisions to make on defense, passing on Mattias Ekholm, Hampus Lindholm and Simon Edvinsson.

The stage is set for the medal games at the 2026 World Juniors following Sunday's two excellent semifinals.

As an underager, Viggo Bjorck is starring for Sweden at the 2026 World Juniors.

It's worth hitting pause on the angst around Toronto to appreciate the accomplishment of Matthews becoming its all-time leading goal scorer.

Tkachuk was assessed a 10-minute misconduct, while Stanley received two minor penalties.

Zamula's preference is to play in the NHL right now, but the Penguins don't currently have room for him on their NHL roster.

Matthews equaled Sundin in just 664 games, 317 fewer than the 981 Sundin played for the Leafs.

Staios addressed the media near the season's midpoint and discussed the team's playoff hopes, Linus Ullmark's absence and more.

Top PPs operate under a different principle than in the past: "We don't need four low-danger chances. We need, literally, one high-danger."

Celebrini will be the first teenager to represent Canada in men's hockey in an Olympics featuring NHL players.