Welcome to Day 3 of the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa. But first, what happened last night? The story of Day 2 was undoubtedly Latvia’s 3-2 shootout win over a lacklustre Canadian team. The Athletic’s Corey Pronman has you covered on Canada’s causes for concern regarding the biggest upset in tournament history.

Day two of the 2025 World Juniors saw plenty of WHLers stepping up for their countries. Four games were on the schedule, with Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and Latvia all skating away with victories. Here is a look at how WHL players faired on Friday.

Canada was shocked Friday night by Latvia, losing 3-2 in a shootout in round-robin play of the 2025 World Juniors. The night started off dreadful for Canada following the injury of one of their best players and potential 2025 No.

Installed by ESPN BET as a +4000 money line choice to win the game, Latvia authored a stunning 3-2 upset victory over host Canada on Friday night at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario,

The other Day 2 games were overshadowed by Canada's lackluster, lifeless showing against Latvia in a shootout loss.

The impossible happened at the world juniors on Friday as Latvia beat Canada for the first time in the tournament's history. What does this mean for Team Latvia, and where dothe Canadians go from here?