DJB
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I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I think it might be interesting for anyone wondering why he did not play center at the WJC.
When the U20 team started training camp in Germany the coaches had him play center with Peterka and somebody other than Elias (they didn't say who it was) on the wings. The coaches only changed the line to Stützle-Elias-Peterka when Tim told them that he was not comfortable taking face offs with his hand coming off surgery, so they slotted Elias in between Stützle and Peterka and that worked so well, that they stuck with it.
This makes his sheer dominance at the WJHC even more impressive.
Destroyed the tournament with one hand essentially.