Pre-Game Talk: Junior Summer Showcase

[Lindgren]

The World Junior Summer Showcase begins in just over a week in Plymouth, Michigan, with teams from Canada, The U.S., Sweden, and Finland competing.

Here's a story from NHL.com that includes each team's roster:

World Junior Summer Showcase features top 2019 NHL Draft prospects

I'm not sure how accurate the rosters are: Hoglander isn't listed, and I've read elsewhere that he'll be playing. Utunen and Woo are the only Canucks prospects I see, but perhaps there will be more?

It'll be a good sign re Woo's health, obviously, if he sees action.

I hope we get reports from all the Canucks fans in Plymouth.

Edit: It's also been reported that Carson Focht will play for Canada.

Click to read more...

 

[VanJack]

I think the link provided might for last year's summer showcase....since it still describes Hughes and Kakko likely going 1-2 in the 2019 entry draft...and Carson Focht is described as being '2019 draft eligible'.

 

[Lindgren]

I think the link provided might for last year's summer showcase....since it still describes Hughes and Kakko likely going 1-2 in the 2019 entry draft...and Carson Focht is described as being '2019 draft eligible'.

Hmmm ... the story is dated June 20, 2019, and it talks about the process for selecting rosters for the 2020 World Juniors ...?

I think the story was written just before the recent draft.

 

[DL44]

Hopefully Hoglander gets his season off to a strong start to earn an invite to a later camp.

Would love to see him vs the elite of his peers.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Nils Höglander removed from the swedish roster for some reason :/

 

[Lindgren]

Nils Höglander removed from the swedish roster for some reason :/

Source?

 

[FroshaugFan2]

Source?

Haven't been able to find out why he dropped out. But here's confirmation that he has been replaced.

 

[Lindgren]

Haven't been able to find out why he dropped out. But here's confirmation that he has been replaced.

That's certainly disappointing.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Eyes on the prize, maybe he plays in NA this season?

 

[MS]

Isn't really a huge deal if so, but it seems like there might be some issues with Hoglander and the Swedish hockey federation, as he was somewhat surprisingly cut from the WJC squad last year as well.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Does any CHL team own Hoglander's rights? I don't think so.

 

[Nucker101]

Isn't really a huge deal if so, but it seems like there might be some issues with Hoglander and the Swedish hockey federation, as he was somewhat surprisingly cut from the WJC squad last year as well.

Mikael Samuelsson 2.0

Samuelsson irate over Olympic snub

Mikael Samuelsson was not pleased with Sweden’s decision to leave him off the country’s Olympic team roster. "I pretty much have one comment and maybe I'll regret it," Samuelsson told the Vancouver Sun. "But they can go [expletive] themselves. That's what I really think."

 

[MS]

Does any CHL team own Hoglander's rights? I don't think so.

He's playing top-9 minutes on a SEL team - the CHL would be a huge step down and I wouldn't want him anywhere near that league.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Mikael Samuelsson 2.0

Samuelsson was right to be upset. He led all Swedish players in goals in the NHL that season and they left him off the Olympic team in favor of a handful of SEL and KHL guys. It was ridiculous.

Edit - Actually I'm wrong, Samuelsson was 2nd (he had 30 goals, Backstrom had 33). Still, it was a horrendous snub.

Then again, Canada left their leading goal scorer off the roster too (Stamkos) and won the gold medal. Ah, it was a different time...

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

He's playing top-9 minutes on a SEL team - the CHL would be a huge step down and I wouldn't want him anywhere near that league.

Yeah that's fair.

Looked it up and I just found out that Hoglander played with former Canucks draft pick Taylor Matson for Rögle BK. Matson seems to have carved out a decent career for himself as a middle-six SHL player...good for him.

 

[Get North]

Considering Soderstorm is also being replaced, I think both are considered locks for Sweden and are held out to avoid injury. Hoglander is one of the best '00 players in Sweden and will be relied on to score.

 

[MS]

Yeah that's fair.

Looked it up and I just found out that Hoglander played with former Canucks draft pick Taylor Matson for Rögle BK. Matson seems to have carved out a decent career for himself as a middle-six SHL player...good for him.

Heh ... the better of our 2007 off-to-Minnesota draftees.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

I think a franchise in the middle (almost end?) of a rebuild should have more representation at this tournament. Independent decisions by each country show that our prospect depth is lacking in talent.

 

[Orca Smash]

I think a franchise in the middle (almost end?) of a rebuild should have more representation at this tournament. Independent decisions by each country show that our prospect depth is lacking in talent.

I personally dont think that has any barring on quality of a prospect pool. Russia is also not represented. And hoglander as mentioned is not participating for whatever reason.

 

[sting101]

They are both in the SEL so that may have some bearing on junior summer showcase participation

 

[theslatcher]

Fick tacka nej: "Arizona kanske bedömer att han är nära"

Höglander feels he can't play 5 games in 8 days because he's behind in training due to the busy end of season/summer, and he has a small injury. So that's why he won't play.

 

[Red]

Utunen had an assist in today's Finland U20 practice match against Switzerland U20.

Otteluseuranta

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Eyes on the prize, maybe he plays in NA this season?

Uh... it looks like Hoglander is back?
I Read he had an assist in the Summer showcase 2-1 win over US white today... I cant find data but the score is here:
USA Blue Defeats FIN 7-1; SWE Edges USA White 2-1 in OT

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[novon04]

Uh... it looks like Hoglander is back?
I Read he had an assist in the Summer showcase 2-1 win over US white today... I cant find data but the score is here:
USA Blue Defeats FIN 7-1; SWE Edges USA White 2-1 in OT

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He's not playing. The website hasn't been updated with the players that replaced Höglander and Söderström. Höglander was going to wear number 21 and the player replacing him is using the same number.

 

[Star Ocean]

Uh... it looks like Hoglander is back?
I Read he had an assist in the Summer showcase 2-1 win over US white today... I cant find data but the score is here:
USA Blue Defeats FIN 7-1; SWE Edges USA White 2-1 in OT

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Not playing. Team usa stat page is bad.