USA U20 News & Stories

For NHL draft-eligible players, there's nowhere to hide at the World Juniors.

Many NHL affiliated prospects shone at the 2026 World Juniors — our scouts take a closer look.

Chase Reid played one of his best games of the season in his World Junior debut. David St-Louis breaks down the defenceman's performance.

Ryker Lee will take his dazzling talents from Michigan State to the 2026 World Junior Championship. Sean Shapiro has the story.

David Phillips takes a look at each country's goalie room ahead of the 2026 World Junior Championships.

Sebastian High breaks down every player on the preliminary 30-man USA roster for the 2026 World Junior Championships.

The World Junior Championship has a habit of changing reputations in a hurry, so here are the players to watch at this year's tournament.

While not considered a primary scouting event, the World Junior Championships do provide evaluators a chance to see draft-eligible players compete against top U20 players. Cam Robinson breaks down their performances

With the World Juniors over, our scouting team takes a look at how over 70 NHL-affiliated prospects fared.

The final day of action at the World Juniors did not disappoint. Cam Robinson has all the details and insights.

Semifinal Saturday at the 2025 World Junior Championships was full of drama. Cam Robinson has all the goods from Ottawa.

Despite having the day off, Canada still dominated the narrative. Cam Robinson has all the details from Day Three at the WJC.

As the official sponsor of NHL Network's broadcasts of the 2025 WJC, Elite Prospects is proud to present the NHL Tonight WJC Preview Show. Our very own Head of Video Scouting, Cam Robinson, made a guest appearance on the show to discuss some of the most exciting prospects in this year’s tournament.

Mitchell Brown and Sean Shapiro break down Team USA's roster for the upcoming World Junior Championship in Ottawa.

Lassi Alanen and Mitch Brown break down the early World Junior rosters of Canada, USA, Sweden, and Czechia.

Lassi Alanen, David St-Louis, and Mitch Brown break down the performances of 69 NHL-affiliated skater prospects at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

J.D. Burke reflects on what was learned at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships.

Isaac Howard, Jiří Kulich, and Otto Stenberg lead the way in EP Rinkside's 3 Stars from the medal round of the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Cutter Gauthier, and Noah Östlund lead the way in the Rinkside 3 Stars from the 2024 World Juniors in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jakub Štancl, Gabe Perreault, and Axel Sandin Pellikka lead the way in the Rinkside 3 Stars from the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen look at the 10 best single-game performances from the 2024 World Juniors preliminary round in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Rutger McGroarty, Jani Nyman, and Tomáš Galvas lead the way in the EP Rinkside 3 Stars from the final day of group stage action at the 2024 World Juniors in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Dalibor Dvorský, Isaac Howard, and Tom Willander lead the way in the EP Rinkside 3 Stars from Day 4 of the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Cam Robinson and J.D. Burke team up to preview the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Daniel Gee looks at the X-Factors for each team at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

David St-Louis looks at the seven prospects who have the most to prove at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships that start on Boxing Day in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Barrie Colts goaltender Sam Hillebrandt about his unlikely rise to USA's World Juniors roster.

Joey Padmanabhan previews Team USA's roster for the 2024 World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Cutter Gauthier's versatility and ability to play down the middle are going to make him a critical part of Team USA's lineup at 2024 World Juniors in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Sean Shapiro brings you his notes and observations from Team USA's three-day selection camp for the 2024 World Junior Championship.

USA Hockey has finished their 2024 World Junior Selection Camp and revealed the 23-player roster that they'll bring with them to the tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Boxing Day.

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships are right around the corner. Cam Robinson has identified a smorgasbord of players capable of shining brightly and leading their countries to glory.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with 2024 NHL Draft prospect and Denver defenceman Zeev Buium about going the college route as a true freshman, playing for his country, and the upcoming draft.

USA Hockey has announced their preliminary camp roster for the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden -- J.D. Burke has more.

Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson highlights the standout performances from the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase.

Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson looks at the standout performances by the draft-eligible skaters who participated in the 2023 World Juniors.

Lassi Alanen looks at the numbers and breaks it down from the WJC.

David St. Louis and Mitchell Brown breakdown performances from 52 drafted prospects at the World Junior Championships.

Now that the medals have been awarded, J.D. Burke reflects on what we learned at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton.

JFresh brings you a game story from Canada's 3-2 overtime win against Czechia for gold at the 2023 World Junior Championships and offers up his 3 stars from the day's action.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to recap Canada's 6-2 win over Team USA, give you their three stars of the day, share manually tracked data, and more.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to deliver your three stars from the 2023 World Juniors quarterfinals in Moncton and Halifax.

It's a team game, sure, but let's look at which individual performances will make us remember the 2023 WJC for a long time.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to recap Canada's win against Sweden and offer up their 3 Stars for the fifth day of the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to recap Canada's win against Austria and offer up their 3 Stars for the fourth day of the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to recap Canada's win against Germany and offer up their 3 Stars for the third day of the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to wrap up the first day of World Junior's action, highlighting the 3 Stars from the day's action.

J.D. Burke summoned a Scout's Roundtable to discuss their biggest snubs of the 2023 World Juniors and the players they're most excited to watch in Halifax and Moncton.