The Washington Capitals first-rounder is Team USA's captain and emotional leader - and rival fans are letting him have it.

The U.S. National Junior Team defeated Czechia 4-1 in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinals on Saturday night. The victory was led by a handful of Boston College men’s hockey players.

Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson both repeated as champions with Team USA, and Petr Sikora won bronze as the Washington Capitals prospects stepped up to help their respective teams to medals to close out ...

One of the many considerations Ryan Leonard weighed last spring when trying ... took home gold with a 6-2 win over the host nation. Team USA has never repeated as champion in its previous five ...

Ryan Leonard, Team USA players screech traditional 'Oh Mama Don't You Cry' USA hockey victory chant during locker room celebrations. (Credits: Getty) Ryan Leonard and Team USA players celebrated ...

Gaudreau won a gold medal with the national team back in 2013, and also earned a silver medal representing Team USA in the 2010 Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament and a bronze medal in the 2018 IIHF World ...

Ryan Leonard of Team USA celebrates during the gold-medal game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior ... [+] Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Photo by Adam Ihse/TT / various sources / AFP ...

Boston College men’s hockey forward Ryan Leonard scored an empty net goal in the victory at the 18:08 mark of the final frame. A pair of Boston University players put Team USA on the board ...

Team USA will take on Switzerland on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the World Juniors quarterfinals. USA captain Ryan Leonard, who plays at Boston College and is from Amherst, Massachusetts ...

Team USA, the tournament's defending champion, defeated upstart Latvia 5-1 on Saturday in the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario, allowing the Americans to improve to 2-0 in Group A ...

The Washington Capitals first-rounder is Team USA's captain and emotional leader - and rival fans are letting him have it. Ryan Leonard recognizes that Canadian fans do not like him. As the ...

Forward Gabe Perreault put Team USA on the board at the 3:14 mark of the opening frame with assists from Eagles forward Ryan Leonard and defenseman Aram Minnetian. Leonard also tacked on a goal ...