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The Buffalo Sabres will have six prospects competing in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship, which runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Ottawa.

The following players are participating in this year’s tournament:

  • Adam Kleber, RHD (Round 2, 2024) – United States
  • Anton Wahlberg, C (Round 2, 2023) – Sweden
  • Brodie Ziemer, RW (Round 3, 2024) – United States
  • Konsta Helenius, C (Round 1, 2024) – Finland
  • Maxim Strbak, RHD (Round 2, 2023) – Slovakia
  • Norwin Panocha, LHD (Round 7, 2023) – Germany

Read more on each of the six prospects here.

Find the full World Juniors schedule below, and check back daily for updates results and statistics from the participating Sabres.

Today’s schedule

Sweden 5 - Slovakia 2

Strbak recorded two assists and two shots and led all Slovakian skaters with 23:36 ice time.

Wahlberg recorded one shot in 15:31 for Sweden.

USA (Kleber, Ziemer) vs. Germany (Panocha) – 2:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Finland (Helenius) vs. Canada – 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Upcoming games

December 27

Switzerland vs. Slovakia (Strbak) – 1 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Germany (Panocha) vs. Finland (Helenius) – 3:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Sweden (Wahlberg) vs. Kazakhstan – 5 p.m. (TSN)

Latvia vs. Canada – 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

December 28

Kazakhstan vs. Czechia – 1 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Latvia vs. USA (Kleber, Ziemer) – 3:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

December 29

Switzerland vs. Sweden (Wahlberg) – 12 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

USA (Kleber, Ziemer) vs. Finland (Helenius) – 2:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Czechia vs. Slovakia (Strbak) – 5 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Canada vs. Germany (Panocha) – 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

December 30

Slovakia (Strbak) vs. Kazakhstan – 1 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Germany (Panocha) vs. Latvia – 3:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

December 31

Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland – 12 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Finland (Helenius) vs. Latvia – 2:30 p.m. (TSN)

Sweden (Wahlberg) vs. Czechia – 5 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Canada vs. USA (Kleber, Ziemer) – 8 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

January 2

Quarterfinal 1 – 12 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Quarterfinal 2 – 2:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Quarterfinal 3 – 5 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Quarterfinal 4 – 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

January 4

Semifinal 1 – 3:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Semifinal 2 – 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

January 5

Bronze Medal Game – 3:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)

Gold Medal Game – 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network, TSN)