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2021 World Juniors: Players to Watch in Group B Share this story It’s going to be a real fight to see who finishes first in Group B. As you’ll see below, Sweden features the best goaltending tandem in the tournament, the United States has high-end forwards who have played together for many years, and this year’s Russian squad is probably the most detail-oriented that we can remember. There aren’t as many draft-eligible players among this group — only five among those three teams — but fans of the 67s can watch Marco Rossi on display, and there’s some intriguing talent coming o...

Beniers of U.S. among top 2021 NHL Draft prospects to watch at WJC Forward one of three players on list to earn A rating from Central Scouting by Mike G. Morreale @mikemorrealeNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is scheduled for Dec. 25-Jan. 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Today, we look at some draft-eligible prospects to keep an eye on in the tournament. Matthew Beniers of the United States Natio...

Red Wings boast seven prospects competing in World Junior Championship Wings assistant GM Ryan Martin excited for young prospects to continue development on world stage by Josh Berenter @DetroitRedWings / DetroitRedWings.com DETROIT -- As the Detroit Red Wings begin preparing to start the new NHL season on January 14, several aspiring Red Wings are preparing to display their talent on the global stage in the IIHF World Junior C...

CANADA  2020 WJC: Gold - defeated Russia 4-3 in final  Returning players: 6  NHL draft picks: 24 / 25 (20 in first round, 7 in top 10) As usual, Canada enters the World Juniors as among the tournament favourites, but this year’s group is being hailed as among the country's best in a generation. The team boasts top talent across the board with 20 first rounders and multiple players who likely would be playing in the NHL if not for the pandemic. Both the blue line and forwards groups are loaded with talent. Anything less than a gold medal will be a disappointment.  PLAYER TO WATCH ...

Prince Albert Daily Herald Barring things going completely off the rails in the next 48 hours, the 2021 edition of the World Juniors will get underway on Christmas Day.  There will be some slight changes, as is the norm in the COVID-19 world, with Edmonton’s Rogers Place hosting all round-robin games instead of the tournament being split between Alberta’s capital and Red Deer.  Also, there will not be any promotion or relegation this year, which means all 10 teams in this year’s event will be returning to Alberta next winter for the tournament.   When it comes to the talent on displa...