I don't know if you have seen any of the U18 from russia lately but I have to say the d-man that has impressed me the most has been Teubert from the Regina Pats. He has been on the ice a ton and played very well.
The surprises for me at the U18 for Canada have been :
In order:
Taylor Hall 2010 draft
Colten Teubert 2008
Jake Allen 2008
Corey Trivino 2008
Maxime Sauve 2008
Nicolas Deschamps 2008
Not that I thought these guys were not that good, just that they have elevated their game and look better than I thought.
Guys like Hodgeson, Eberle, Cuma, Robak, Nemisz, have all performed as I expected,
The other guys just haven't stood out, but by no means have they been awful.
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