Overview
- Sweden built a 3-0 lead on goals by Casper Juustovaara, Viktor Eklund and Sascha Boumedienne before Ivar Stenberg sealed it with an empty-netter after two late Czech goals.
- This was the first all-European World Juniors final since 2016, played in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Sweden reached the championship by defeating Finland 4-3 in a shootout, while Czechia advanced by eliminating Canada 6-4.
- Canada secured bronze with a 6-3 win over Finland as Gavin McKenna and Michael Hage posted four points each and Zayne Parekh set a Canadian defenseman single-tournament record with 13 points.
- The triumph is Sweden’s third World Juniors title, following championships in 1981 and 2012.