Player Discussion 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships: Helenius, Wahlberg, Kleber, Ziemer, Strbak, Panocha - Ottawa - December 26 - January 5, 2025

[Dingo44]

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[Dingo44]

McKenna, Cowan, Yager highlight Canada's world juniors camp roster

Team Canada has put together its camp roster for the 2025 world junior hockey championship.

www.sportsnet.ca

Team USA World Junior Camp Roster Breakdown Led By James Hagens, Leonard - FloHockey

James Hagens and Ryan Leonard are among the top prospects that were part of Team USA's World Junior Camp roster announcement.

www.flohockey.tv

 

[Dingo44]

 

[Chainshot]

I wonder if they let both Wahlberg and Helenius go.

 

[Ace]

I wonder if they let both Wahlberg and Helenius go.

They should. Tournament was a super charged boost for Kulich.

 

[Chainshot]

They should. Tournament was a super charged boost for Kulich.

It would take 1/3rd of their top two lines out of the lineup. For a team struggling to score, might be a lot to overcome. We'll see.

 

[Chainshot]

Hard to get up even for this.

 

[Ace]

I’m always up for this tournament.

The athletic podcast thinks there’s only three teams worth a shit this year. Canada, US and Sweden. They think Finland is toast unless Helenius has an unreal tournament. They don’t think highly of the rest of their group…or what’s coming up behind them either.

They also mentioned that the host city, Ottawa, only has one player in the tournament and it’s the Kazakhstan goalie who is going to get shelled and relegated. Which is tough. Carter Yakemchuk was Carter Yakemcut before they even made their camp list.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Consistently produces some of the most exciting hockey of the season. It's must-watch every year.

Ya, I'm interested in how the Sabres prospects fare, but the tourney itself is hockey magic.

Anyone lurking in this thread who has never watched - do yourself a favor.

 

[Zman5778]

Strbak playing for Slovakia

 

[Der Jaeger]

Excited to watch Hagens and Martone.

 

[Ace]

On a sabres note for the tournament…I can’t stop thinking about a reply to Baker tweeting out the players in our organization heading to the tourney. Someone made the most deceptively stupid post under it. Basically saying that the Sabres problem is that they don’t have anyone on team Canada. That this is their organizational failure.

Think about this for one second. The WJC only includes people from the last two drafts and a draft that hasn’t happened yet. Essentially…unless you picked a Canadian player in with one of TWO first round picks in that time period you have basically zero chance. Even then…you might have invested a high 1 and your player wouldn’t get picked. Mentioned Yakemchuk already. 7th overall. Didn’t even get to camp.

So it’s surface level stupid. But it’s actually worse. BECAUSE ZACH BENSON WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING ON THE FIRST LINE OF THIS CANADIAN TEAM IF HE HADN’T MADE THE NHL AT 18. They actually overshot this person’s complaint. It’s a perfect combination of arrogance in believing you found a big flaw…and ignorance of the entire situation. I have to try to forget I saw it…because I randomly start laughing like a lunatic about it and people are starting to stare.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Didn't know Wahlberg was struggling to to score in Roch of late, hopefully just a rut. That's a player we need in a couple years!

 

[Djp]

I dont believe Raztlaf made final toster gor Canada

Sabres 7th round pick Panocha in 23 is on Germany roster

 

[Chainshot]

Didn't know Wahlberg was struggling to to score in Roch of late, hopefully just a rut. That's a player we need in a couple years!

He's a teen. It should be expected that they will not dominate that league. He'll be fine.

 

[Fjordy]

I think I'll watch two games today.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Antiillafire]

Strbak first pair not surprising for Slovakia’s opening game in an hour. However he is paired with a very offensive d-man, I wonder if coaches will ask him to play a more reserved defensive role this tournament. Less PP time and more PK time.

 

[Fjordy]

Strbak looks good.

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Man Strbak has a nasty wrister from the point.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Man Strbak has a nasty wrister from the point.

And it appears he can get it on net through traffic.

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

No Kleber today

 

[HaNotsri]

Strbak looks good.

Our most exciting prospect? Seems like his upside is special compared to our pile of middle six prospects.

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Man SVK can't get anything going.. They have no offense