Team USA Lineup Projected For World Juniors 2025: Forward Lines, D Pairings – FloHockey

Throughout the World Junior Championship, FloHockey will be tracking Team USA’s opening lineup, providing the most up-to-date information. In IIHF play, official lineups must be posted one hour prior to puck drop.

What will appear here until that official lineup is posted is a projection. This is based on the most recent information we have. These lines are subject to change often and we’ll do our best to stay on top of those changes as they happen. Once updated lineups are made public, we will update this piece. So if you want to see who is in and who is out on a game-by-game basis.

One interesting wrinkle to this year’s tournament is that there is more roster flexibility than ever before. Teams can carry 25 players, 22 skaters and three goalies. They can dress 20 players and two goalies in any game, meaning there will always be three players scratched, for teams that are carrying the maximum 25 rostered players. Team USA is carrying 25. So there will be some healthy scratches at times.  

Stay tuned for updates as we provide the most up-to-date information from our on-site reporters including veteran WJC analyst Chris Peters.

USA Projected Lineup For Dec. 26 Vs. Germany

* – This is a lineup projection, not the official lineup yet. When the official Team USA lineup is named approximately one hour prior to puck drop, this post will be updated.

Forward Lines

Gabe Perreault (NYR) – James Hagens (2025) – Ryan Leonard (WSH)

Trevor Connelly (VGK) – Danny Nelson (NYI) – Cole Eiserman (NYI)

Teddy Stiga (NSH) – Oliver Moore (CHI) – Brodie Ziemer (BUF)

Austin Burnevik (ANA) – Carey Terrance (ANA) – Brandon Svoboda (SJS)

Joey Willis (NSH) (OR Max Plante)

Defense Pairings

Drew Fortescue (NYR) – Zeev Buium (MIN)

Cole Hutson (WSH) – Adam Kleber (BUF)

Colin Ralph (STL) – Aram Minnetian (DAL)

Paul Fischer (EDM) (OR Logan Hensler)

Goalies

Trey Augustine (DET)

Hampton Slukynsky (LAK) (OR Sam Hillebrandt)

Projected Scratches: Max Plante (DET), Logan Hensler (2025), Sam Hillebrandt

Follow FloHockey’s Coverage Of Team USA At The WJC

FloHockey is providing comprehensive editorial and video coverage of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship. With a team of content creators on site and leading WJC analyst Chris Peters providing stories and columns throughout the event, make FloHockey your home to learn more about the 2025 World Juniors. FloHockey will be following Team USA and Team Canada closely, while tracking the rest of the tournament on site. See all the stories here.

In addition to comprehensive editorial coverage, FloHockey is helping you learn more about Team USA with a number of video features with select players. Here’s what we have so far, with more to come!

Original Video Features

Team USA World Junior Championship Schedule

Thurs., Dec. 26

• USA vs. Germany, 2:30 p.m. ET

Sat., Dec. 28

• USA vs. Latvia, 3:30 p.m. ET

Sun., Dec. 29

• USA vs. Finland, 2:30 p.m. ET

Tues., Dec. 31

• USA vs. Canada, 8:00 p.m. ET

Thurs., Jan. 2

• Quarterfinal & Relegation Games, Times TBD

Sat., Jan. 4

• Semifinal Games, Times TBD

Sun., Jan. 5

• Bronze Medal Game, Time TBD
• Gold Medal Game, Time TBD

How To Watch The 2025 World Junior Championship

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will air on TSN and RDS on television in Canada. The tournament will be streamed on TSN+ in Canada, as well. 

In the United States, NHL Network will be the television home of the World Junior Championship. Streaming information for USA is not currently available.

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