The two-time defending gold medalist United States (1-0-0-0, 3 points) come off a win on Friday night to open Group A play at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship and on Saturday night takes on Switzerland, which plays its first game of the tournament at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
How to Watch United States U20 vs Switzerland U20
- When: Saturday, December 27, 2025
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NHL Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (try for free)
Will Zellers scored a pair of goals and added an assist on Friday night as the U.S. jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before skating to a 6-3 victory over Germany in their first game in Group A play at the World Juniors. Max Plante, Chase Reid, Will Horcoff and Cole Eiserman also scored while Cole Hutson and Anthony Spellacy logged two assists each.
Switzerland comes off an eighth-place finish at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa last year, with its best finish coming in 1998, when the Swiss won the bronze medal. Switzerland’s roster includes five NHL draft picks, including goalies Elijah Neuenschwander (Anaheim Ducks) and Christian Kirsch (San Jose Sharks) along with defensemen Basile Sansonnens (Vancouver Canucks), Ludvig Johnson (Utah Mammoth) and Leon Muggli (Washington Capitals). Muggli is already playing with the Hershey Bears, Washington’s top affiliate in the American Hockey League.
The Americans are attempting to become the first nation to win three straight World Junior gold medals since Canada won five in a row from 2005-09.
This is a great junior hockey matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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