One of the great holiday traditions begins! All 5 Flames prospects at the tourney in action today
Group A
Denmark vs
Sweden 11:00am MT TSN1
Denmark roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/teams/denmark/#list
Sweden roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/teams/sweden/#list
Flames prospects:
Sweden #7 Oliver Kylington
2017 draft prospects to watch:
Denmark #16 Jonas Rondbjerg - potential 2nd or 3rd round pick
Sweden # Lias Andersson - potential 1st round pick
2018 draft prospects to watch:
Sweden #8 Rasmus Dahlin - projected to be a top defenceman for 2018
Group B
Latvia vs
USA 1:30pm MT TSN1
Latvia roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/teams/latvia/#list
USA roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/te...d-states/#list
Flames prospects:
USA #8 Adam Fox
USA #1 Tyler Parsons
2017 draft prospects to watch:
USA #30 Jake Oettinger - projected to be one of the top goaltenders in this draft class
Group A
Finland vs
Czech Republic 3:00pm MT TSN3
Finland roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/teams/finland/#list
Czech roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/te...republic/#list
Flames prospects:
none
2017 draft prospects to watch:
Czech #8 Marin Necas - potential 1st round pick. Ranked #6 by hockeyprospect.com in their latest rankings. #12 by McKeen's and late rounder by others.
Finland #33 LW Eeli Tolvanen - potential top 10 pick
Finland #3 D Urho Vaakanainen - potential top 20 pick
Finland #12 D Jusso Valimaki - potential top 20 pick. McKeen's currently has him as the best d-man in the draft in their latest rankings
Finland #34 LW/RW Kristian Vesalainen - potential top 15 pick
Group B
Russia vs
Canada 6pm MT TSN1
Russia roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/teams/russia/#list
Canada roster:
http://www.worldjunior2017.com/en/teams/canada/#list
Flames prospects:
Canada #9 Dillon Dube
Russia #19 Pavel Karnaukhov