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

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the ...

U.S. wins back-to-back gold medals for 1st time; 'Showtime' excels for runner-up Finland; Canada reevaluates after another ...

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

Fresh off of an impressive an impressive goal-a-game performance at the World Juniors for Team Latvia, Eriks Mateiko's ...

Defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the current favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, was injured early in the first ...

In what will likely go down as the biggest single-game upset in tournament history, Team Latvia defeated Team Canada by a 3-2 ...

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 ...

Those are all good questions, and as I tend to do for almost every World Junior tournament, I had predicted this team would ...

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

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