It’s nice. It doesn’t always happen,” Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick said of the attention on Washington’s prospects. “It did feel like a bit of a throwback.”

The Washington Capitals first-rounder is Team USA's captain and emotional leader - and rival fans are letting him have it.

Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada and into the top spot in Group A at the world junior hockey championship.

The U.S. National Junior Team defeated Czechia 4-1 in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinals on Saturday night. The victory was led by a handful of Boston College men’s hockey players. Forward Gabe Perreault put Team USA on the board at the 3:14 mark of the opening frame with assists from Eagles forward Ryan Leonard and defenseman Aram Minnetian.

OTTAWA — Teddy Stiga is the overtime hero for the United States at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, leading them to a 4-3 OT victory over Finland on Sunday evening at the Canadian Tire Centre. Team USA has repeated as champions for the first time in their history at the tournament.

The former Pope Francis star and current Boston College forward captained the gold-winning United States team.

Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson both repeated as champions with Team USA, and Petr Sikora won bronze as the Washington Capitals prospects stepped up to help their respective teams to medals to close out World Juniors on Sunday.