GDT: 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship/Buffalo, NY/Gold-Canada/Silver-Sweden/Bronze-United States

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Are Middlestadt and Nylander the only Sabres prospects in the tournament?

 

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Kris Baker‏ @SabresProspects -

Mittelstadt

Nylander

Davidsson

Luukkonen

Budik

#Sabres currently with five prospects set for World Junior duty.

 

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Genuinely had to go to the assets sticky to track down the draft thread for Budik. Couldn't remember him at all.

 

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The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is going to be a hockey haven for NHL scouts because of the anticipated number of 2018 NHL Draft-eligible players expected to be competing for their respective countries. The tournament could have as many as 10 players from five different countries selected in the first round of the 2018 draft in Dallas on June 22.

Here's a list of 10 players expected to be chosen in the first round who could be representing their country at the 2018 WJC (players listed alphabetically) -

Alexander Alexeyev, D, Russia - Ramus Dahlin, D, Sweden - Quintin Hughes, D, United States - Isac Lundestrom, C, Sweden - Jacob Olofsson, C, Sweden - Andrei Svechnikov, RW, Russia - Vitali Kravtsov, RW, Russia - Rasmus Kupari, C, Finland - Brady Tkachuk, LW, United States - Filip Zadina, RW, Czech Republic.

Rest Of The Article - Top 2018 NHL Draft prospects expected to compete at World Juniors

 

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The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship will give NHL teams a glimpse of how some of their top prospects are developing.
All 31 NHL teams will have at least one player skating for one of the ten countries.

Here are 10 drafted players to keep a close eye on during the tournament:

Carter Hart, G, Canada (Philadelphia Flyers) - Miro Heiskanen, D, Finland (Dallas Stars) - Klim Kostin, C, Russia (St. Louis Blues) - Timothy Liljegren, D, Sweden (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Victor Mete, D, Canada (Montreal Canadiens) - Jake Oettinger, G, United States (Dallas Stars) - Sam Steel, C, Canada (Anaheim Ducks) - Eeli Tolvanen, RW, Finland (Nashville Predators) - Kailer Yamamoto, RW, United States (Edmonton Oilers) -

Casey Mittelstadt, C, United States (Buffalo Sabres): The No. 8 pick of the 2017 draft will play his first meaningful games in his future NHL city. He's fourth among NCAA Division I freshmen with 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 19 games at the University of Minnesota. Mittelstadt, 19, played left wing on the top United States line during the World Junior Summer Showcase, but played center and wing during the final evaluation camp, and could be in both spots during the tournament.

Rest Of The Article - Top 10 drafted players to watch at World Juniors

 

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Victor Fernandes‏ @GoErieHockey -

@BuffaloSabres fans in attendance got a great glimpse of the future.
Casey Mittelstadt with a laser from the wing that goes bar down...1-0 Unites States in the 1st Period.

Fabian Zetterlund's deflection ties it at 1 for Sweden with 5:08 left in the 1st Period.




Victor Fernandes‏ @GoErieHockey -
Casey Mittelstadt nearly cashes in on the PP as the 1st Period horn sounds.
United States and Sweden tied at 1 after 20 min.

 

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Victor Fernandes‏ @GoErieHockey -
@EdmontonOilers prospect Kailer Yamamoto knocks in a rebound on the PP to give the United States a 2-1 lead with 6:55 left in the third Period. Casey Mittelstadt with the assist, his second point of the night. Quinn Hughes with his 2nd assist of the night - he assisted on the Casey Mittelstadt goal in the first period.

Trent Frederic into the empty-net. United States leads 3-1 with 29.7 seconds left in the third period.

 

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USA Hockey‏ @usahockey -
Highlights from tonight’s 3-1 victory over Sweden in #TeamUSA’s final #WorldJuniors pre-tournament game. #USAWJC

 

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[Zip15]

Lukkonnen stops 13/15 as the Finns beat the Czech Republic 4-2 in a tuneup at Dwyer Arena. The GA1 was a PP marker that was swatted in out of the air after Lukkonnen made an initial save on Necas. The GA2 started with a wrister from the point that got knocked down in traffic and the CZE player pulled the puck out, dragged it backhand and flipped it passed a prone Lukkonnen.

 

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Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minnesota/Portland Winterhawks) - Adam Fox (Jericho, New York/Harvard University) - Ryan Lindgren (Minneapolis, Minnesota/University of Minnesota) have been tabbed alternate captains of the of the 2018 United States Natonal Junior Team. Joey Anderson (Roseville, Minnesota/University of Minnesota Duluth) was named captain on December 18.

 

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Mike Morreale‏ @mikemorrealeNHL -
United States reveals final 23 man roster for @WJCinBUF - Badini, Kemp, McGing released after 3-1 win over Sweden last night. Kieffer Bellows (NYI), Adam Fox (CGY) and Ryan Lindgren (BOS) will serve as alternate captains.. Joey Anderson (NJD) was named captain last Sunday. Joey (NJD) and Mike Anderson (LAK) will be the first brothers to represent the United States National Junior Team at the @WJCinBUF since Peter and Chris Ferraro during the 1993 IIHF World Junior Championship.

 

[joshjull]

Davidsson makes the final cut.

 

[wayfaringstranger]

Going to Russia/Slovakia today at Bill Grays ice complex. Anyone want a report on any player(s)?

 

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Going to Russia/Slovakia today at Bill Grays ice complex. Anyone want a report on any player(s)?

I'm sure people would like to hear about Svechnikov. He should be a top-5 pick. Thanks!

 

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