USA plays Switzerland in a World Junior Championship game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.

USA’s Will Horcoff (24) and James Hagens (10) race toward the puck ahead of Switzerland’s Lars Steiner (15) during the first period of a World Junior Championship hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
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USA’s Chase Reid (25) skates with the puck during the first period of a World Junior Championship hockey game against Switzerland on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
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USA’s Niklas Blessing (14) keeps an eye on the puck as it races by during the first period of a World Junior Championship hockey game against Switzerland on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
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USA’s Asher Barnett (14), Logan Hensler (5) and Switzerland’s Paul Mottard (96) struggle for the puck during the first period of a World Junior Championship hockey game Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
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Joe Ahlquist is the photo editor at the Post Bulletin. Joe is a 2013 graduate of Winona State University and previously worked at the Winona (Minn.) Daily News and the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader before arriving at the Post Bulletin in July of 2017. Readers can reach Joe at 507-285-7624 or jahlquist@postbulletin.com.