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Bryan Murphy
The most wonderful time of the year is finally here.
Boxing Day has arrived, and hockey fans know what that means — it’s time for the World Juniors. The annual U20 IIHF competition features 10 of the best countries from around the world showcasing the future of the NHL.
Canada enters the 2025 tournament today looking for vengeance. The nation did not perform well at the 2024 World Juniors in Sweden, losing in the quarterfinals to Czechia to finish without a chance at a medal. It marked the first time since 2019 that Canada left the World Juniors without a medal.
STREAM: Watch Canada vs. Finland live with Fubo (free trial)
The 2025 World Juniors team is headlined by projected 2026 No. 1 pick Gavin McKenna, the cousin of former Team Canada sensation Connor Bedard. McKenna leads the WHL in scoring this season, averaging two points per game as a 17-year-old. In addition to McKenna, Dave Cameron’s team features first-round picks such as Calum Ritchie, Easton Cowan, Brayden Yager, Berkly Catton, and Sam Dickinson, as well as 2025 prospects Matthew Schaefer and Porter Martone.
The Canadians begin this year’s competition with a matchup against Finland in Group A play. The Finns made it to the bronze medal game last year but fell to Czechia in the third-place game. This year’s crew is led by Sabres’ 2024 first-round pick Konsta Helenius and Sharks prospect Kasper Haltunnen.
MORE: World Juniors standings, schedule, results
The Sporting News is providing the updates and highlights from the Canada vs. Finland group play game at the 2025 World Juniors.
(All times Eastern)
7 p.m.: The player everyone is going to have their eyes on is Gavin McKenna, the early consensus No. 1 overall pick for the 2026 draft. The 17-year-old leads the WHL in scoring with 60 points in 30 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers. It will interesting to see how Dave Cameron deploys McKenna early on in the tournament, with the star anticipated to begin action in a top-six role.
6:40 p.m.: Here are the lineups for Canada and Finland for the Group A action. Carter George, a Kings prospect, is expected to get the start in net for the Canadians, while Petteri Rimpinen is projected to get the nod for the Finns.
Lineup locked in. 🇨🇦
La formation est confirmée. 🇨🇦#WorldJuniors | #MondialJunior pic.twitter.com/bbSU7RLTGE
Canada vs. Finland lines for tonight. Carter George (LAK) is expected to start in net. pic.twitter.com/NpMtDCIMyK
6:20 p.m.: Canada and Finland opened up against one another at the 2024 World Juniors, with the Canadians picking up a 5-2 victory in Sweden. The two also faced off against one another in the memorable 2022 World Juniors gold medal game. That contest went to overtime, where Mason McTavish made a sensational stop along the goal line before Kent Johnson scored the golden goal, for Canada, snatching the gold medal out of Finland’s grasp.
Canada vs. Finland will air on TSN in Canada and NHL Network in the U.S.
Viewers can also stream the game on the TSN app in Canada and Fubo in the U.S.
STREAM:Watch 2025 World Juniors with Fubo (free trial)
Canada vs. Finland will start at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 26.
It is the first game for both teams at the tournament, and the second game in Group A. The United States defeated Germany earlier in the day on Thursday.
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Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.
