USA vs Canada World Juniors Lineups For New Year’s Eve Game – FloHockey

OTTAWA – First place in Group A is on the line as North American rivals USA and the Canada world juniors teams square off at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship on New Year’s Eve. Once a semi-annual tradition, the New Year’s Eve showdown between these two teams is back for the first time since 2016.

To help get you ready for the highly-anticipated matchup, here are the projected lines for each team ahead of Tuesday night’s game at the Canadian Tire Centre.

These are the official lineups announced by the teams.

Team Canada World Juniors Lines Vs. USA On New Year’s Eve

Forward Lines

Cole Beaudoin (UTA) – Calum Ritchie (COL) – Easton Cowan (TOR)

Bradly Nadeau (CAR) – Brayden Yager (WPG) – Tanner Howe (PIT)

Gavin McKenna (2026) – Berkly Catton (SEA) – Luca Pinelli (CBJ)

Mathieu Cataford (VGK) – Jett Luchanko (PHI) – Ethan Gauthier (TBL)

Carson Rehkopf (SEA)

Defense Pairings

Tanner Molendyk (NSH) – Andrew Gibson (NSH)

Sam Dickinson (SJS) – Oliver Bonk (PHI)

Sawyer Mynio (VAN) – Caden Price (SEA)

Beau Akey (EDM)

Goalies

Carter George (LAK)

Jack Ivankovic (2025)

 Scratches: Porter Martone (2025), Matthew Schaefer (2025, injured), Carson Bjarnason (PHI)

Team USA World Juniors Lines Vs. Canada On New Year’s Eve

Forward Lines

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

Oliver Moore (CHI) – Danny Nelson (NYI) – Brodie Ziemer (BUF)

Teddy Stiga (NSH) – Carey Terrance (ANA) – Trevor Connelly (VGK)

Austin Burnevik (ANA) – Brandon Svoboda – Max Plante (DET)

Cole Eiserman (NYI)

Defense Pairings

Drew Fortescue (NYR) – Zeev Buium (MIN)

Cole Hutson (WSH) – Adam Kleber (BUF)

Colin Ralph (STL) – Logan Hensler (2025)

Aram Minnetian (DAL)

Goalies

Trey Augustine (DET)

Hampton Slukynsky (LAK)

Scratches: Joey Willis (NSH), Paul Fischer (EDM), Sam Hillebrandt

How To Watch Team USA Vs. Canada At World Juniors 2025

Team USA vs. Team Canada will broadcast on Dec. 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET on NHL Network in the United States. The game will be broadcast live on TSN and CTV across Canada, while RDS will have the French-language broadcast of the game. TSN+ will also stream games in Canada.

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