Prospect Info: WJC 2021, Edmonton/Red Deer, AB (Bubble Edition)

[SM]

Only a couple months out from this year's WJC. Pronman writes this morning he believes it will begin on Dec. 25th, 2020.



Pool A:
Canada
Finland
Switzerland
Slovakia
Germany

Pool B:
Russia
Sweden
United States
Czech Republic
Austria

Possible Jets prospects playing:

Team Canada:
Cole Perfetti

Team Finland:
Ville Heinola
Henri Nikkanen

Team Sweden:
Anton Johanneson
Daniel Torgersson

Here's some notable Jets WJC-alumni and their stat lines:

Scheifele 8+6 in 12GP - no medals in 2012 or 2013

Trouba 4+7 in 13GP - no medal in 2012; Gold in 2013
Comrie 9.33SV% in 2GP - Gold in 2015
Morrissey 2+5 in 14GP - no medal in 2014; Gold in 2015

Petan 8+8 in 14GP - no medal in 2014; Gold in 2015
Laine 7+6 in 7GP - no medal in 2015; Gold in 2016

Niku 1+1 in 12GP - Gold in 2016
Samberg 1+5 in 14GP - Bronze in 2018; no medal in 2019
Gustafsson 1+6 in 12GP - no medal in 2018; Bronze in 2020

Heinola 1+6 in 12GP - Gold in 2019; no medal in 2020

If the likes of Dach, Lafrenière, and Cozens are loaned by their teams due to the late NHL season start, Canada may have one of the strongest groups in recent memory. Those three, plus Perfetti, McMichael, Byfield, Newhook, McMichael, Krebs, Holloway, Mercer, Lapierre up front, and Byram, Drysdale, Schneider, Guhle for blueline...

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[tbcwpg]

I don't usually care where a prospect is from, but I'm looking forward to seeing a high end Jets prospect play for Canada.

 

[SM]

I don't usually care where a prospect is from, but I'm looking forward to seeing a high end Jets prospect play for Canada.

Agreed. Outside of patriotism, I think one of the biggest draws for having Jets prospects play for Team Canada is the media coverage compared to other nations' players.

 

[Jets 31]

I don't usually care where a prospect is from, but I'm looking forward to seeing a high end Jets prospect play for Canada.

Agreed, it's been a long time since we've had a very good player on Team Canada. I don't want to secretly cheer for the U.S anymore.

 

[Whileee]

Only a couple months out from this year's WJC. Pronman writes this morning he believes it will begin on Dec. 25th, 2020.



Pool A:
Canada
Finland
Switzerland
Slovakia
Germany

Pool B:
Russia
Sweden
United States
Czech Republic
Austria

Possible Jets prospects playing:

Team Canada:
Cole Perfetti

Team Finland:
Ville Heinola
Henri Nikkanen

Team Sweden:
Anton Johanneson
Daniel Torgersson

Here's some notable Jets WJC-alumni and their stat lines:

Scheifele 8+6 in 12GP - no medals in 2012 or 2013

Trouba 4+7 in 13GP - no medal in 2012; Gold in 2013
Comrie 9.33SV% in 2GP - Gold in 2015
Morrissey 2+5 in 14GP - no medal in 2014; Gold in 2015

Petan 8+8 in 14GP - no medal in 2014; Gold in 2015
Laine 7+6 in 7GP - no medal in 2015; Gold in 2016

Niku 1+1 in 12GP - Gold in 2016
Samberg 1+5 in 14GP - Bronze in 2018; no medal in 2019
Gustafsson 1+6 in 12GP - no medal in 2018; Bronze in 2020

Heinola 1+6 in 12GP - Gold in 2019; no medal in 2020

If the likes of Dach, Lafrenière, and Cozens are loaned by their teams due to the late NHL season start, Canada may have one of the strongest groups in recent memory. Those three, plus Perfetti, McMichael, Byfield, Newhook, McMichael, Krebs, Holloway, Mercer, Lapierre up front, and Byram, Drysdale, Schneider, Guhle for blueline...

I think Johannesson (injury), Torgersson, and Nikannen are longshots to make their teams, but it would be great if they made the cut. Perfetti and Heinola seem like locks, though.

 

[SM]

Better chance the long shots are brought along for the ride with this news from Pronman.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Better chance the long shots are brought along for the ride with this news from Pronman.

Or they were still considered long shots taking into account the expanded rosters.

 

[Atoyot]

I think Johannesson (injury), Torgersson, and Nikannen are longshots to make their teams, but it would be great if they made the cut. Perfetti and Heinola seem like locks, though.

Nikkanen is playing 1st line in Liiga at a point per game, albeit only in 3 games, I think he has a pretty good shot to make it.