HF Habs: 2025 World Junior Championship discussion thread

[MarkovsKnee]

Sweden has announced their WJC team. Montreal defense prospect Rasmus Bergqvist is on the team (7th round, 2024).

2025 draft prospect Anton Frondell won't play at the WJC. He's not having a particularly good year & is injured again. His 3rd injury in 10 months.

Victor Eklund (2025, ranked top 15) is on the team.

 

[Habs]

How is this not obvious to everyone???? This board is frustrating.

Next year anyone in the CHL can do this, will be interesting

 

[MarkovsKnee]

USA has announced their 2025 selection camp participants & four 2025s have been invited:

G: Samuel Hillebrandt (Barrie, OHL)

D: Blake Fiddler (Edmonton, WHL) & Logan Hensler (Wisconsin, NCAA)

F: James Hagens (BC, NCAA)

Cole Hutson, Lane's brother, is also at camp.

 

[sampollock]

Great tournament
Which Hab draft pick is playing this year??

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

So was Misa not invited because of the teddy bear incident or were the invitations made before that?

 

[Team_Spirit]

Someone also called Sennecke might be left off in the draft thread.

Ridiculous then and even more with the way he is playing.

Strange selections by Team Canada

 

[sampollock]

Best tournament even the Olympics

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Someone also called Sennecke might be left off in the draft thread.

Ridiculous then and even more with the way he is playing.

Strange selections by Team Canada

They just added him to the Selection Camp roster. Cowan has a minor injury and can't participate in camp, so they had an open spot for the camp.

After not being selected, Sennecke had 14 pts in the following 3 games. Lol

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Great tournament
Which Hab draft pick is playing this year??

Only Rasmus Bergqvist (LD), our 7th round pick from 2024, is confirmed to play (Sweden).

I expect Mikus Vecvanags (G), our 5th round pick, to get selected for Latvia; however, at best he's #2 or #3 and may not even play. Latvia's starter will be Linards Feldbergs, of Sherbrooke Phoenix. He's having a solid year for them.

I don't expect Koivu to make Team Finland.

So only 1 prospect this year.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Best tournament even the Olympics

WJC and NHL'ers at the Olympics are the best tournys.

 

[habdynasty]

Meh. Junior sports. Only Canada cares about this.

 

[LaP]

Meh. Junior sports. Only Canada cares about this.

Most players in the tournament are major.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Meh. Junior sports. Only Canada cares about this.

It always good to see the draft eligible players. Couldn't care less about players already drafted other than Habs players. And who care if other countries aren't interested.

 

[sampollock]

will be good to see the rosters

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Based on what's known thus far, it's for the best that Hage didn't get the invite. The early locks suggest Team Canada is putting a premium on role players this year, so the top talents are purely fighting against themselves rather than having the opportunity to show they can fill multiple roles.

 

[montreal]

Finland will announce their roster in 3 days, Koivu has just returned after being out for over a month so no clue what that did to his chances as he was seen as having a decent chance but was very much on the bubble. He should be a lock for next years I would think.

 

[Rapala]

Meh. Junior sports. Only Canada cares about this.

Yeah only them and 32 NHL teams.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Meh. Junior sports. Only Canada cares about this.

Thank you for the valuable insight, I will decide to no longer care about this tournament based on your compelling argument. You have rescued me from imminent international embarrassment.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Yeah only them and 32 NHL teams.

There's nothing more exciting than watching a Seattle / Anaheim NHL game over the holiday break.

 

[Rapala]

There's nothing more exciting than watching a Seattle / Anaheim NHL game over the holiday break.

Don't forget The Spengler Cup.

 

[windycity]

Meh. Junior sports. Only Canada cares about this.

Amusing comment about a hockey prospects tournament on a hockey prospects site