How to Watch Finland vs. United States: Stream 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship Live, TV Channel

Powerhouse United States opens its IIHF Women’s World Championship group stage against Finland on Wednesday

The United States has played in every gold-medal game in the history of the IIHF Women’s World Championship and begins a quest for its 24th straight appearance on Wednesday when it takes on Finland in the opening game of this year’s tournament at Budvar Arena in České Budějovice, Czechia. The teams are among the five in Group A, the top five finishers from last year’s event in Utica, New York, and all will advance to the quarterfinals. The U.S. took silver last year while the Finns won the bronze medal. Finland remains the only national team to break the U.S.-Canada monopoly on the gold-medal game, taking a silver in 2019.

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Game Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Game Time: 9 a.m. ET

TV: NHL Network

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Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet serves as the U.S. captain for the tournament, with alternates Megan Keller of the Fleet and Alex Carpenter of the New York Sirens. The three goalies on the roster include Aerin Frankel of Boston, Gwyneth Philips of the Ottawa Charge and Wisconsin’s Ava McNaughton. Knight, at 35, is the oldest player on the roster, with forward Joy Dunne of Ohio State the youngest at 19. Carpenter and Wisconsin’s Laila Edwards were the top scorers in last year’s tournament with six each.

Finland will have to deal with a leadership void, with captain and defender Jenni Hiirikoski out with an illness. She has played a record 96 games at the worlds. The Finns have three PWHL players on the roster, forwards Susanna Tapani of the Fleet and Noora Tulus of New York as well as defender Ronja Savolainen of the Charge. Forward Petra Nieminen, who plays for Luleå HF in Sweden’s top league, led the team with three goals last year. The Finns leaned on St. Cloud State goalie Sanni Ahola, who started six of their seven games in Utica in 2024.

The United States has won 10 gold medals, most recently in 2023, to go with 13 silvers. Finland has a silver from 2019 and has taken the bronze 14 times. Juuso Toivola coaches the Finns while the U.S. is directed by John Wroblewski.

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