Overview
- The victory is Sweden’s third world junior title and its first since 2012 in the tournament’s first all‑European final since 2016.
- Sweden built a 3-0 lead before holding off Czechia’s late push, with Ivar Stenberg sealing it into an empty net.
- Canada defeated Finland 6-3 to win bronze as Sam O’Reilly scored twice and Gavin McKenna and Michael Hage recorded four points each.
- Zayne Parekh set the Canadian single‑tournament points record for a defenseman with 13.
- Czechia reached the final by beating Canada 6-4 after Sweden advanced with a 4-3 shootout win over Finland on Anton Frondell’s decider.