Welcome to Day 3 of the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa. But first, what happened last night? The story of Day 2 was undoubtedly Latvia’s 3-2 shootout win over a lacklustre Canadian team. The Athletic’s Corey Pronman has you covered on Canada’s causes for concern regarding the biggest upset in tournament history.

IIHF U20 World Junior Championship finally kicks off with group play headlined by a matchup between Canada and Finland.

The other Day 2 games were overshadowed by Canada's lackluster, lifeless showing against Latvia in a shootout loss.

Installed by ESPN BET as a +4000 moneyline choice to win the game, Latvia authored a stunning 3-2 upset victory over host Canada on Friday night at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario,

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 at the world junior hockey championship Friday. The forward moved in on his country's eighth effort before firing home a goal to register one of the biggest upsets in tournament history.

Canada was shocked Friday night by Latvia, losing 3-2 in a shootout in round-robin play of the 2025 World Juniors. The night started off dreadful for Canada following the injury of one of their best players and potential 2025 No.

In one of the most shocking upsets in tournament history, Canada lost 3-2 in a shootout to Latvia in the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC).

World Juniors got underway on Thursday night and have already produced incredible moments. The World Juniors are a place where NHL Draft hopefuls can make names for themselves. And it can be the place where the dreams of entire countries can be realized.