News and Notes from Friday, December 26th, 2025
News
- In IIHF World Junior Championship action, there would be 4 games played to kick start the tournament.
- Sweden defeated Slovakia 3-2.
- Finland defeated Denmark 6-2.
- USA defeated Germany 6-3.
- Canada defeated Czechia 7-5.

Jersey Tracking and Mini Recaps
- No Games Scheduled
Today’s Games
- BOS v. OTT – 12p ET (PWHL)
- TOR v. MON – 2p ET (PWHL)
- MIN v. VAN – 3p ET (PWHL)
- NYR v. NYI – 630p ET
- BOS v. BUF – 7p ET
- OTT v. TOR – 7p ET
- TB v. FLA – 7p ET
- WAS v. NJ – 7p ET
- DET v. CAR – 7p ET
- MIN v. WIN – 7p ET
- NAS v. STL – 8p ET
- CHI v. DAL – 8p ET
- ANA v. LA – 9p ET
- EDM v. CAL – 10p ET
- SJ v. VAN – 10p ET
- COL v. VGK – 10p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- NHL trade matchmaker: Predicting where top targets go by the deadline – Part 1 – Part 2 (The Athletic – $)
- 32 Thoughts Podcast: The 2025 Holiday Spectacular (SportsNet)
- The Sheet with Jeff Marek: Wendel Clark on Gretzky, ’93 Leafs, World Juniors & His Toughest Fights (Daily Faceoff)

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