The impossible happened at the world juniors on Friday as Latvia beat Canada for the first time in the tournament's history.

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The goalie behind Latvia’s unexpected run at the World Juniors will be remembered for his saves and his smile.

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Team Latvia’s journey at the 2025 World Junior Championship ended on Thursday with a 3-2 loss to Sweden in the quarterfinals.

It was Latvia's third-ever win in the preliminary round at the World Juniors. "It's unreal," Latvia captain Peteris Bulans (2025 draft eligible) said. "Actually, no words to describe it.

It’s nice. It doesn’t always happen,” Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick said of the attention on Washington’s prospects.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the preliminary round of the world junior ...

Day 3 of the 2025 WJC will see only two games. Latvia will look for another upset, facing the US, and Czechia looks to move ...

Sweden is moving on to the semi’s after a 3-2 defeat over Latvia The first period was ... Mateiko currently lead the World Juniors in goals with five, and that doesn’t include the shootout ...

The impossible was made possible, Latvia defeated Canada at the world juniors. The outlook for the rest of the group stage for both Latvia and Canada is now drastically altered going forward.

In fact, this was just Latvia’s third-ever win at the World Junior Championships. In their previous matchups with Canada, they’d been outscored 41-4. This was never supposed to be a close game.