Prospect Info: 2024 World Juniors Thread

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USA
#19 Cutter Gauthier

Canada
#5 Oliver Bonk

Slovakia
#22 Alex Ciernik

Full WJC schedule: IIHF - Schedule and Results 2024 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

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[SolidSnakeUS]

Hopefully Cutter goes HAM on this kind of tourney.

 

[BigToe]

No Brzustewicz is weird

 

[Redpath]

Hopefully Cutter goes HAM on this kind of tourney.

It's fun to imagine what Michkov would do to some of these poor kids had Russia been eligible to play.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

It's fun to imagine what Michkov would do to some of these poor kids had Russia been eligible to play.

Do KHL teams allow important youth pieces to go to WJC? I don't pay too much attention to how they operate. I know they are banned now but if they weren't would he be playing?

 

[Redpath]

Do KHL teams allow important youth pieces to go to WJC? I don't pay too much attention to how they operate. I know they are banned now but if they weren't would he be playing?

As far as I can tell, yes. Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Panarin, and, for a more recent example, Kravstov all went during the KHL season.

 

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[LegionOfDoom91]

Stramel has had the makings of one of those previous more mature kids than his peers who’s flatlining as time goes on.

I’m actually glad USA Hockey didn’t just default him a position based on previous accomplishments.

 

[Magua]

They weirdly did that to DeBrincat too. But Stramel is not DeBrincat.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Musty is another notable non invite. Not a fan of the OHL guys it seems between him and Brzustewicz.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Musty is another notable non invite. Not a fan of the OHL guys it seems between him and Brzustewicz.

I’d imagine both guys would slot lower in the lineup even if you didn’t get caught up in archetypes, probably wouldn’t play the PP given the rest of the talent potentially there either. So that probably wasn’t happening right or wrong.

I will say at least up front the guys who do fit those bottom of the lineup archetypes do have some scoring pop at least (Terrance, Hayes, Nelson, Moore, etc.). They have a pretty good overall talent pool upfront with depth so it was to some degree idiot proof for them or at least more so than most years.

 

[GKJ]

Hopefully Cutter goes HAM on this kind of tourney.

Quite frankly, if he doesn’t, it would be a major disappointment. He’s should be the best player in the tournament my a fair margin if he’s the kind of prospect everyone anticipates.

 

[Magua]

He’s should be the best player in the tournament my a fair margin if he’s the kind of prospect everyone anticipates.

He might be the 3rd best player on his line.

 

[GKJ]

He might be the 3rd best player on his line.

If you’re a 5OV in your D+2 WJC and you’re not the one of the pre-tournament favorites for MVP, something went wrong. He should run over this tournament and be the leader in scoring.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

If you’re a 5OV in your D+2 WJC and you’re not the one of the pre-tournament favorites for MVP, something went wrong. He should run over this tournament and be the leader in scoring.

"Should" and "Flyers" very rarely work out.

 

[Magua]

If you’re a 5OV in your D+2 WJC and you’re not the one of the pre-tournament favorites for MVP, something went wrong. He should run over this tournament and be the leader in scoring.

It’s not a matter of should. I’m sure he will produce well, but he’s not the player you’re describing, so that’s not the bar I’m setting.

He’s not my idea of a 5th overall talent. He’s a support shooter who relies on rush chances or others giving him the puck on loop. “Dominant” is not how I’d describe his game, hatty or not. He's maybe the 3rd best player on his own BC team, and I’m sure Perreault-Smith-Leonard will be the top line for USA.

Honestly? I don’t even care what he does in a tournament. MVP or mild disappointment, it’s not changing my opinion. I’d rather see projectable growth in certain areas — here and at BC.

 

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Bonk and Barkey named to Canada's 30 man selection camp roster

 

[FLYguy3911]

If the US doesn’t win this…

 

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[gertbfrobe16]

This is gonna make someone get a stiff toe

 

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Norway:

Norway U20 - Roster, News, Stats & more

Norway U20 - WJC-20 - hockey team page with roster, stats, transactions at eliteprospects.com

www.eliteprospects.com

 

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Ciernik on Slovakia's preliminary roster:

 

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