OTTAWA — The round-robin portion of the 2025 WJC will conclude on New Year’s Eve with a huge clash between Team Canada and Team USA.
The result of the game will have significant consequences. If the game is won in regulation time, the winning team will earn the top seed in Group A.
A team losing in regulation could end up as the third seed in Group A and be forced to play either Czechia or Sweden in the quarterfinals – assuming Finland defeats Germany in their final round-robin game and ends up no worse than second in the group.
I’m not even going to try to enter into extended scenarios that could exist with overtimes or shootout victories and losses.
I’m having a difficult time describing the style of play…