World Juniors 2023: Team USA roster, schedule, scores at IIHF World U20 Championship

Bryan Murphy

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It was a disappointing ending to a promising World Juniors this past summer for the USA. After winning all four group games, the Americans were upset by Czechia in the quarterfinals, ruining the USA's chance at a medal. 

But that is in the past, and the USA has its eyes on returning to the podium at the 2023 World Juniors. New head coach Rand Pecknold has finalized his roster for the upcoming games taking place in the Maritimes. 

The key returners for the United States are defenseman Luke Hughes and forward Logan Cooley. The two first-round selections were instrumental in the team's success at the 2022 tournament and will be relied upon again this winter. 

Looking at the new faces for the USA, Cutter Gauthier, Jimmy Snuggerud and Lane Hutson are the three that stand out as likely to be the most impactful. Gauthier and Snuggerud played on a line with Cooley when the trio were with the U.S. U18 national team, and could join forces again. Hutson has excelled as a freshman in the NCAA and could provide offense from the back end.  

MORE: Watch the 2023 World Juniors live with fuboTV (free trial, U.S. only)

Here is everything you need to know about Team USA at the 2023 World Juniors, including their roster, schedule and results of their games. 

Team USA 2023 World Juniors roster

Forwards

No. Player NHL Rights
9 Jackson Blake Hurricanes (2021 4th round)
13 Tyler Boucher Senators (2021 1st round)
5 Gavin Brindley 2023 draft-eligible
27 Kenny Connors Kings (2022 4th round)
92 Logan Cooley Coyotes (2022 1st round)
25 Dylan Duke Lightning (2021 4th round)
17 Cutter Gauthier Flyers (2022 1st round)
22 Sam Lipkin Coyotes (2021 7th round)
16 Chaz Lucius Jets (2021 1st round)
2 Rutger McGroarty Jets (2022 1st round)
19 Red Savage Red Wings (2021 4th round)
18 Jimmy Snuggerud Blues (2022 1st round)
28 Charlie Stramel 2023 draft-eligible

Defense

No. Player NHL Rights
12 Sean Behrens Avalanche (2021 2nd round)
71 Ryan Chesley Capitals (2022 2nd round)
43 Luke Hughes Devils (2021 1st round)
20 Lane Hutson Canadiens (2022 2nd round)
21 Luke Mittelstadt Undrafted
23 Jack Peart Wild (2021 2nd round)
6 Ryan Ufko Predators (2021 4th round)

Goalies

No. Player NHL Rights
1 Trey Augustine 2023 draft-eligible
30 Kaidan Mbereko Undrafted
31 Andrew Oke Undrafted

Team USA World Juniors schedule

The format for the 2023 World Junior Championship consists of two groups of five teams playing a preliminary round-robin to determine seeding, followed by a single-elimination tournament.

USA draws into Group B. The team is joined by Finland, Slovakia, Switzerland and Latvia in the group. 

(All times Eastern)

Date Opponent Result Time (ET) TV Info
Dec. 26 Latvia W, 5-2 FINAL TSN, NHLN
Dec. 28 Slovakia L, 6-3 FINAL TSN, NHLN
Dec. 29 Switzerland W, 5-1 FINAL TSN, NHLN
Dec. 31 Finland W, 6-2 FINAL TSN, NHLN
Jan. 2 Germany (Quarterfinals) W, 11-1 FINAL TSN, NHLN
Jan. 4 Canada (Semifinals) L, 6-2 6:30 p.m. TSN, NHLN
Jan. 5 Sweden (Bronze-Medal Game) W, 8-7 (OT) 2:30 p.m.  TSN, NHLN

How to watch Team USA games on TV, live stream

  • TV channel (U.S.): NHL Network
  • Live stream (U.S.): fuboTV 
  • TV channel (Canada): TSN
  • Live stream (Canada): TSN.ca, TSN app

TSN and the NHL Network will once again be home to all of the action for the 2023 World Juniors.

Canadian viewers can watch the competition on TSN or can stream the games through TSN.ca or on the TSN app. 

The American audience can view the games live on TV on the NHL Network, or can stream them through fuboTV. 

2023 World Juniors standings, bracket

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

2B Finland vs. 3A Sweden

1A Czechia vs. 4B Switzerland

1B United States vs. 4A Germany

2A Canada vs. 3B Slovakia

Semifinals

Czechia vs. Sweden

USA vs. Canada

Group A

Team Games Wins OT Wins OT Losses Losses Points
Czechia* 4 3 0 1 0 10
Canada* 4 3 0 0 1 9
Sweden* 4 2 1 0 1 8
Germany* 4 1 0 0 3 3
Austria** 4 0 0 0 4 0

Group B

Team Games Wins OT Wins OT Losses Losses Points
USA* 4 3 0 0 1 9
Finland* 4 2 0 1 1 7
Slovakia* 4 2 0 1 1 7
Switzerland* 4 0 3 0 1 6
Latvia** 4 0 0 1 3 1

* = advances to knockout stage

** = plays in relegation series

2023 World Juniors odds

According to Sports Interaction, the 2023 tournament is a four-horse race. 

Canada, Finland, the United States and Sweden are the clear frontrunners to win this year's tournament, with the Canadians holding the best odds at -125. 

Here are the odds entering the 2023 tournament.

Team Odds
Canada -125
USA +338
Finland +419
Sweden +625
Czechia +1641
Slovakia +4676
Switzerland +6430
Germany +11600
Latvia +50000
Austria +50000

2023 World Juniors schedule

Monday, Dec. 26

Matchup Time (ET) Result
Finland vs. Switzerland FINAL Switzerland 3, Finland 2 (OT)
Sweden vs. Austria FINAL Sweden 11, Austria 0
Latvia vs. USA FINAL USA 5, Latvia 2
Czechia vs. Canada FINAL Czechia 5, Canada 2

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Matchup Time (ET) Result
Finland vs. Slovakia FINAL Finland 5, Slovakia 2
Germany vs. Sweden FINAL Sweden 1, Germany 0
Switzerland vs. Latvia FINAL Switzerland 3, Latvia 2 (SO)
Austria vs. Czechia FINAL Czechia 9, Austria 0

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Matchup Time (ET) Result
Slovakia vs. USA FINAL Slovakia 6, USA 3
Canada vs. Germany FINAL Canada 11, Germany 2

Thursday, Dec. 29

Matchup Time (ET) TV/Result
Latvia vs. Finland FINAL Finland 3, Latvia 0
Sweden vs. Czechia FINAL Sweden 3, Czechia 2 (OT)
USA vs. Switzerland FINAL USA 5, Switzerland 1
Austria vs. Canada FINAL Canada 11, Austria 0

Friday, Dec. 30

Matchup Time (ET) Result
Slovakia vs. Latvia FINAL Slovakia 3, Latvia 0
Germany vs. Austria FINAL Germany 4, Austria 2

Saturday, Dec. 31

Matchup Time (ET) TV/Result
Switzerland vs. Slovakia FINAL Switzerland 4, Slovakia 3 (SO)
Czechia vs. Germany FINAL Czechia 8, Germany 1
USA vs. Finland FINAL USA 6, Finland 2
Canada vs. Sweden FINAL Canada 5, Sweden 1

Monday, Jan. 2

Matchup Time (ET) Result
Latvia vs. Austria (Relegation Series) FINAL Latvia 5, Austria 2
Finland vs. Sweden (Quarterfinal) FINAL Sweden 3, Finland 2
Czechia vs. Switzerland (Quarterfinal) FINAL Czechia 9, Switzerland 1
USA vs. Germany (Quarterfinal) FINAL USA 11, Germany 1
Canada vs. Slovakia (Quarterfinal) FINAL Canada 4, Slovakia 3 (OT)

Wednesday, Jan. 4

Matchup Time (ET) Result
Latvia vs. Austria (Relegation Series) FINAL Latvia 4, Austria 2
Czechia vs. Sweden (Semifinal) FINAL Czechia 2, Sweden 1 (OT)
USA vs. Canada (Semifinal) FINAL Canada 6, USA 2

Thursday, Jan. 5

Matchup Time (ET) TV
Sweden vs. USA (Bronze Medal Game) FINAL USA 8, Sweden 7 (OT)
Czechia vs. Canada (Gold Medal Game) 6:30 p.m. TSN/NHL Network

Bryan Murphy

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Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.