Gaudreau, who was killed in August along with brother by an alleged drunk driver, was honored by one of his former teams after he helped inspire their gold-medal run.

Team USA has won back-to-back World Juniors championships for the first time thanks to overtime heroics from Teddy Stiga. The Boston College forward

The defending champion United States overcome a 3-1 deficit to beat Finland and win back-to-back world junior hockey gold medals for the first time.

BC's Stiga, Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, James Hagens, and Aram Minnetian combined for 14 goals and 34 points across seven games, the last avenging a group-stage loss to the Finns.

Boston University's Cole Hutson and Brandon Svoboda, and Eagles forward James Hagens also scored for the U.S. Boston College forward Ryan Leonard, who recorded two assists in the win, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

The Boston College forward beat Finland goalie Petteri Rimpinen through the leg pads to end it. The United States won 4-3.

Team USA won the World Junior Championships for the second straight season on Sunday night. The under-20 men’s hockey tournament pits the best junior hockey players in the world against each other. After a close win over Czechia got them to the title,

Boston College forward Teddy Stiga beat goalie Petteri Rimpinen through the leg pads to end it, avenging a 4-3 overtime loss to Finland in group play.