After years of domination, Team USA won the World Juniors tournament in 2024, and on New Years Eve, they scored a major upset over their biggest rivals in a statement making victory.
That 4-1 win has led many Team USA supporters to claim they are now the best in the world, and given Team Canada's struggles and earlier loss to Latvia in the tournament, they may not be wrong.
Now, Team USA star Cole Hutson has roasted their biggest rival, claiming that nothing is better than beating Canada, who have long been the dominant force in the sport of hockey.
In the matchup, Hutson, a Washington Capitals prospect picked up a goal and an assist in the victory, taking his tally to 2 goals and 6 points in 4 games played thus far at the tournament, putting his name up there as one of the best thus far in 2025.
During the game, Hutson drew the ire of the fans in attendance in Ottawa, hitting this taunting celly as Team USA pulled away for good in a very competitive matchup.
Ultimately though, the tournament isn't over for Canada, as they have the opportunity to come back and win gold with a win over Czechia and their semi-final opponent if it gets that far, but for now, it's hard to see anyone but the confident Team USA squad coming away with gold.
POLL | ||
JANVIER 1 | 195 ANSWERS Team USA Star Cole Hutson Roasts Team Canada After Big Win Last Night Which of these teams will win the World Juniors in 2025? | ||
Team USA | 102 | 52.3 % |
Team Canada | 32 | 16.4 % |
Other | 61 | 31.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Christian Dvorak | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Brendan Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jason Robertson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matt Duchene | - | 2 | 2 | |
Adam Fox | - | 2 | 2 | |
Matej Blumel | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mavrik Bourque | 1 | - | 1 | |
Will Cuylle | 1 | - | 1 | |
Wyatt Johnston | 1 | - | 1 | |
Marco Kasper | 1 | - | 1 | |
Chris Kreider | 1 | - | 1 | |
Alexis Lafrenière | 1 | - | 1 | |
Patrik Laine | 1 | - | 1 | |
Zack Ostapchuk | 1 | - | 1 | |
Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | - | 1 | |
Nick Suzuki | 1 | - | 1 | |
Tomas Tatar | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mika Zibanejad | 1 | - | 1 | |
Artem Zub | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mike Amadio | - | 1 | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Capitals | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 67 | |
Jets | 47 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 65 | |
Oilers | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 61 | |
Golden Knights | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 61 | |
Maple Leafs | 47 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 60 | |
Stars | 46 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 59 | |
Wild | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 58 | |
Devils | 49 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 58 | |
Hurricanes | 46 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 57 | |
Avalanche | 47 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 57 | |
Conference | Cumulative |