Greatest Rebels at the World Juniors
December 19, 2020
The IIHF World Junior Championships are the antithesis of junior-aged hockey.
Every year nations who’ve qualified send their best players under 20 years of age to the greatest stage to compete for a gold medal.
The Red Deer Rebels have sent 36 players and goaltenders to compete for their nation over the course of the franchise’s history. Six nations have been represented by Rebels playing in these tournaments.
There have been some remarkable performances over the years from a variety of different players. We’ll explore those below.
10. Adam Musil (Czech Republic, 2017)
Musil headed to Montreal to join a roster that included teammate Michael Spacek. The Czech team did not have a great tournament, finishing the round-robin portion with one win, two overtime losses, and a regulation loss. This qualified the team for a quarterfinal match-up with Canada, a game they lost 5-3. Musil finished his only tournament with three
Hailey Swirbul from Dec. 27, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
Note from AVSC: Hailey Swirbul wrote this note to her 10-year-old self two years ago, just prior to her first season on the U.S. ski team. We are republishing this note in the wake of her first World Cup podium
; she finished third in the 10-kilometer race last weekend in Davos, Switzerland. Way to go, Hailey! We are immensely proud of not only your results, but your character, work ethic and perspective.
Swirbul is a 2016 Basalt High School graduate, an Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club alumna, and a member of the U.S. Nordic ski team.
Top 25 Under 25: #16, Vasiliy Ponomarev
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Name: Vasiliy Ponomarev
Acquired: 2020 Draft, Round 2, Pick #53
2020-21 Team: Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
2019-20 Regular Season Stats: Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL): 57GP, 18G, 31A, 49Pts
One of the newest faces in the Carolina Hurricanes organization, Ponomarev was drafted in the second round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, 53rd overall. A touted Russian centerman, Ponomarev plays well in just about every aspect of the game. Offensively or defensively. With or without the puck. On special teams or at 5v5.
While not necessarily elite at any one thing, Ponomarev is closer to being a complete player than most prospects, which boosts him considerably in that regard.
WJC: Flyers Reps No Strangers to International Play
The Flyers will have three prospects participating in the 2020-21 IIHF Under-20 World Championship by Bill Meltzer @BillMeltzer / philadelphiaflyers.com
When the 2020-21 IIHF Under-20 World Championship (AKA the World Junior Championships) tournament in Edmonton officially gets underway on Christmas, the Philadelphia Flyers will have three prospects participating in the tournament: 2019 first-round pick Cam York (defenseman, Team USA), 2019 second-round pick Bobby Brink (right wing, Team USA) and 2020 second-round pick Emil Andrae (defenseman, Team Sweden).
Flyers 2020 first-round pick Tyson Foerster and 2019 fourth-round pick Mason Millman participated in Team Canada s recent WJC selection camp. However, neither player made the final roster in an ultra-compe
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Marco Rossi is used to being busy.
Take the last few months, when he went from getting drafted by the Wild to continuing his offseason training and then playing in Switzerland.
But lately, Rossi doesn t have room to do much.
Literally.
Rossi s been holed up in an Edmonton hotel this week, quarantining before he and the rest of his Austrian teammates get set for the World Junior Championships that start on Christmas Day. It s so weird because normally I wake up and I have the plan for the day, Rossi said by telephone. And now I wake up and all I know is at 8 is breakfast, 12 lunch and then in the evening is dinner. So, it s kind of boring.