Players who had amazing WJC, but have been massive disappointments in the NHL.

[Canucks LB]

I call this thread the "Cody Hodgson" special.

I remember people touting him as the next big thing for Vancouver, and instead he is barely a NHL player right now, was a massive disappointment in buffalo (alongside kassian), and will be out of the league in a few years. *Good job dad, nice call*

Who else you got?

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[KirkOut]

Magnus Paajarvi

 

[1990*]

Filatov, Schroeder, Olesz, Tukonen. Daniel Larsson and Justin Pogge for goalies.

 

[snipes]

Jesse Puljujarvi

(joking if it wasn't obvious)

 

[Romang67]

Have we written off Jack Campbell yet?

 

[MongolKing]

Ludvig Rensfeldt was pretty good and never made the NHL (yet i guess... but slim chance now)

 

[Bourdon]

I was coming in here to say Hodgson, but oh well.

I was so sure at the time that Brayden Schenn was going to be a star. Great U20 performance, goes PPG in the AHL in a short stint, puts up 12pts in 7 games in the AHL the next season...what the hell happened to the guy?

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Freddie Hamilton, Brett Connolly, Brandon McMillan

 

[JackSlater]

Dave Chyzowski, Martin Gendron, Marty Murray, Stephane Fiset, Jimmy Waite.

 

[agent082]

Raimo Helminen

 

[JoeCool16]

Angelo Esposito looked pretty good in the WJC.

 

[Knies iT]

Luke Adam?

Wouldn't call his WJC amazing, but he was effective.

 

[1990*]

Ludvig Rensfeldt was pretty good and never made the NHL (yet i guess... but slim chance now)

He's only 23 (okay, soon 24) and this is his first taste of the top league. Franzen wasn't a regular contributor in the SEL either until around that age.

 

[BobDobolina]

Carlo Colaiacovo!

 

[HasbeenHallzy]

Marty Murray, Marc Denis, Martin Gendron, Jason Botterill to name a few Canadians

 

[nbwingsfan]

Pogge can still be the future best goalie in the NHL, right?

 

[Pi]

Far too many to name. I think people just put way too much stock into the WJC when it really doesn't mean much overall.

There are so many players who will be drafted high that weren't even on the radar for the Canadian roster.

 

[tade]

Not 'massive disappointment' but Brayden Schenn.

 

[agent082]

Don't think Saku Maenalanen ends up being NHL-player anytime soon (probably ever). He was quite effective in 2014 (7+4).

 

[Leviathan]

Chris DiDomenico

 

[carlweezer*]

Jordan Eberle

Expected more NHL wise. Amazing WJC tho.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

He was never going to be a great pro, but Jerry DAmigo was a monster in the WJC

 

[lawrence]

Marc Anthony the specimen Stewart.

Kid was 6'2 230 lb of pure speed and muscle, tough as hell. Lead team Canada in points in the 2004 world Junior championships. Ended up being a nothing player.

Marc Denis

he had an pretty good 7 year run as a number 1 I thought. A lot of Canuck fans knew he was better then Cloutier.

 

[donghabs98]

Not 'massive disappointment' but Brayden Schenn.

His name comes up for me as well, he's not a big disappointed but compared to all the hype and his performance at the WJC he hasn't reached that status yet in the NHL.

 

[chaosrevolver]

Here is a big list of players since 2000 for Canada

Brandon Reid: 13 Points in 14 WJC Games (1 point in 6 career NHL games)
Jamie Lundmark: 12 points in 15 WJC Games (99 points in 295 career NHL games)
Maxime Ouellet: 13 Games Played, 1.65 GAA, .941 SV% (12 NHL Games, 3.08 GAA, .903 SV%)
Jared Aulin: 9 Points in 7 WJC Games (4 points in 17 career NHL games)
Pascal Leclaire: 5 Games Played, 1.80 GAA, .937 SV% (173 NHL Games, 2.89 GAA, .904 SV%)
Carlo Colaiacovo: 10 Points in 6 WJC Games (156 points in 453 NHL Games)
Nigel Dawes: 17 Points in 12 WJC Games (84 points in 212 NHL Games)
Anthony Stewart: 15 Points in 12 WJC Games (71 points in 262 NHL Games)
Jeff Glass: 5 Games Played, 1.40 GAA, .922 SV% (Never played in the NHL)
Steve Downie: 12 Points in 12 WJC Games (195 points in 431 NHL Games)
Cody Hodgson: 16 Points in 6 WJC Games (142 points in 324 NHL Games)
Gabriel Bourque: 9 Points in 6 WJC Games (78 points in 242 NHL Games)
Brandon McMillan: 8 Points in 6 WJC Games (36 points in 171 NHL Games)