Prospect Info: U20 4-Nations Tournament (Nov-12/14) Update post #40

[Adam Michaels]

Mysak on the U-20 Czech squad (no surprise) for the 4-Nations Tournament that will also have Sweden, Finland, and Russia.

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[Adam Michaels]

Between August 26th and 28th, there will be the U20 4-Nations Tournament between Czech Republic, Russia, Finland, and Sweden.

To no one's surprise, Mysak has been named to Czech's squad.

I imagine Kapanen will also be there for Finland.

And then it will be interesting to see if Kostenko will be named for Russia.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Mysak on the U-20 Czech squad (no surprise) for the 4-Nations Tournament that will also have Sweden, Finland, and Russia.

I very much expect him to dominate his age group all year, both in the OHL and at the international level. I think he's in line for a major step in his development.

 

[montreal]

Would expect Kapanen for sure, Kostenko should be there as well.

 

[habsprospects]

Kostenko is in. Russia U20 roster for a training camp ahead of the Four Nations

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Kostenko is in. Russia U20 roster for a training camp ahead of the Four Nations

Sweet ! It's a real good sign for the WJC as well, they generally like to keep the same core group all year . I don't have much hope for Sobolev on the other hand but that was to be expected, since he went to NA and the russian federation tends to see that as an insult.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Kostenko is in. Russia U20 roster for a training camp ahead of the Four Nations

Nice.

So we will have Mysak, Kostenko, and Kapanen to watch in this tournament. All that's left is to have Kapanen confirmed as part of Finland, but I'd be surprised if he's not on it.

And hope they will all be at the WJC so we can have 4 prospects to watch during the holidays (Mysak, Kapanen, Kostenko, and Guhle).

Edit: forgot that Tuch may also make the USA WJC roster. So Habs may have 5 prospects at the WJC).

 

[Habs Halifax]

Nice.

So we will have Mysak, Kostenko, and Kapanen to watch in this tournament. All that's left is to have Kapanen confirmed as part of Finland, but I'd be surprised if he's not on it.

And hope they will all be at the WJC so we can have 4 prospects to watch during the holidays (Mysak, Kapanen, Kostenko, and Guhle).

The amount of WJC we have drafted is well above average over the last 4 drafts. I have not tracked it but I would imagine we are up there with any other team. It's a positive sign

 

[Adam Michaels]

The amount of WJC we have drafted is well above average over the last 4 drafts. I have not tracked it but I would imagine we are up there with any other team. It's a positive sign

Yea, Habs have had a few prospects playing in the WJC the last few years.

In 2019, Habs had prospects everywhere. They had 7 prospects across 5 teams, with Poehling and Romanov winning individual awards.

Canada: Suzuki & Brook
USA: Primeau & Poehling (silver medal + Ryan was forward of the tournament & MVP)
Russia: Romanov (bronze medal + defenseman of the tournament)
Finland: Ylonen (gold medal)
Sweden: Olofsson

 

[montreal]

Nice.

So we will have Mysak, Kostenko, and Kapanen to watch in this tournament. All that's left is to have Kapanen confirmed as part of Finland, but I'd be surprised if he's not on it.

And hope they will all be at the WJC so we can have 4 prospects to watch during the holidays (Mysak, Kapanen, Kostenko, and Guhle).

Edit: forgot that Tuch may also make the USA WJC roster. So Habs may have 5 prospects at the WJC).

I would put Tuch's odds at higher then Kostenko's. I asked one of the Russian posters about him and he said it was too soon to say. I would expect Kostenko to make it but it could be tight, will likely need to have a good season. I think Tuch is a lock but we'll see.

 

[montreal]

Leijonat - Nuoret Leijonat tällä joukkueella Tshekissä pelattavaan neljän maan turnaukseen

as expected, Kapanen named to Team Finland, so it will be Kapanen, Kostenko and Mysak.

 

[Adam Michaels]

So the prospects schedule will be:

August 26th
Kostenko vs. Sweden
Kapanen vs. Mysak

August 27th
Kostenko vs. Kapanen
Mysak vs. Sweden

August 28t
Kostenko vs. Mysak
Kapanen vs. Sweden

 

[bopeep]

Really looking forward to this tournament. It'll be interesting to see how our prospects slot into their respective teams and the roles that they'll play.

If we had to guess - Mysak will be a 1st line player, most likely at center and team captain. Kostenko might be used on the 3rd pairing and one of the PP units. Kapanen? I'm hoping he carves out an integral identity for himself on the team...

 

[Adam Michaels]

Today is the start of the 4-Nations Tournament.

It will be Czech Republic (Mysak) vs. Finland (Kapanen) at 10AM ET.

And then 1:30PM ET, Russia (Kostenko) will take on Sweden.

I don't know if the games will be available somewhere online for a live stream on a legit platform.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Czech Republic won 3-0 against Finland today.

No points for Mysak. And obviously, no points for Kapanen (or anyone else on Finland for that matter).

 

[Habs Halifax]

Czech Republic won 3-0 against Finland today.

No points for Mysak. And obviously, no points for Kapanen (or anyone else on Finland for that matter).

Any internet links where we can see Mysak's usage and ice time?

 

[bopeep]

Initial lineups had Mysak as 1st line LW; Kapanen playing 1C..

 

[Redux91]

Interesting lol
felt like Mysak was more a center than Kapanen lol

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

While it's true that having a lot of players in the WJC every does nothing to guarantee future success, from a fan standpoint I love it when we have multiple players repping different countries. WJC is great hockey every year, it's the tournament I always look forward to most and it's the best because I am typically off work for the Holidays.

I love waking up early in the AM on a cold January morning, making a nice pot of coffee, and watching our top prospects battle it out.

A couple years ago when Poehling and Romanov went crazy was amazing, but my fav was watching Reway dominate for Slovakia (I'm expecting him to have an amazing year this season btw).

 

[montreal]

didn't get to see the games, looks like Kostenko may have been cut.

 

[habsprospects]

didn't get to see the games, looks like Kostenko may have been cut.

This is indeed what happened: Russia U20 roster for the Four Nations in the Czech Republic

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Czech up 6-3 on Sweden after 2 periods. Mysak with 2 assists so far.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Czech Republic trounced Sweden 9-3.

Mysak finished the game with 3 pts (1G, 2A).

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Czech Republic trounced Sweden 9-3.

Mysak finished the game with 3 pts (1G, 2A).

That's more like it ! Hope this is how the entire season will turn out for him.