Team USA Makes Final Cuts For 2026 World Junior Championships

Key Highlights

• September 13, 2025: Blake Fiddler at the Kraken Prospect Challenge photo by Candace Kludt | The Hockey NewsIt is not surprising that the team hung on to Fiddler for so long; he has international experience representing the USA in both the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the 2025 U18 World Championship, and showed well in preseason outings with the Kraken.
• Currently, Fiddler plays for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL where he has racked up 5 goals and 13 assists in 28 games played, and is +12 on the season.
• AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith another year of eligibility in 2027, Blake still has a chance to represent USA on the World Juniors stage.
• In the meantime, he will return to Edmonton and pick up his season with the Oil Kings.
• The team are ranked 3rd in the Eastern Conference with a 21-7-4 record. December 24, 2025: Team USA Final Roster For World Junior Championships photo courtesy of Team USATeam USA will take the ice for their first preliminary matchup again Germany on December 26th, 3pm pacific.