The holiday season means egg nog, turkey dinners and the annual World Junior Championship! Pitting teams of under-20 players from 10 hockey powers against each other, the tournament is a highlight of the hockey calendar. For fans of the National Hockey League, it provides a glimpse at the future as it usually pits some of the best-drafted talent against each other.
This year’s tournament features Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. The event features 28 past first round selections, including six of the first 10 picks in the 2016 draft.
For fans of the 30 NHL member clubs, we’ve handily split up the many players in the tournament by their NHL parent club.
Anaheim Ducks (3)
- F Julius Nattinen – Finland – 2015 second round pick (59th)
- F Troy Terry – USA – 2015 fifth round pick (148th)
- D Jacob Larsson – Sweden – 2015 first round pick (27th)
Arizona Coyotes (3)
- F Dylan Strome – Canada – 2015 first round pick (3rd)
- F Jens Looke – Sweden – 2015 third round pick (83rd)
- F Clayton Keller – USA – 2016 first round pick (7th)
Boston Bruins (5)
- D Jeremy Lauzon – Canada – 2015 second round pick (52nd)
- G Daniel Vladar – Czech Republic – 2015 third round pick (75th)
- D Jakub Zboril – Czech Republic – 2015 first round pick (13th)
- D Ryan Lindgren – USA – 2016 second round pick (49th)
- D Charlie McAvoy – USA – 2016 first round pick (14th)
Buffalo Sabres (4)
- D Vojtech Budik – Czech Republic – 2015 fifth round pick (130th)
- F Rasmus Asplund – Sweden – 2016 second round pick (33rd)
- F Alexander Nylander – Sweden – 2016 first round pick (8th)
- D Casey Fitzgerald – USA – 2016 third round pick (86th)
Calgary Flames (5)
- F Dillon Dube – Canada – 2016 second round pick (56th)
- F Pavel Karnaukhov – Russia – 2015 fifth round pick (136th)
- D Oliver Kylington – Sweden – 2015 second round pick (61st)
- G Tyler Parsons – USA – 2016 second round pick (54th)
- D Adam Fox – USA – 2016 third round pick (66th)
Carolina Hurricanes (4)
- D Jake Bean – Canada – 2016 first round pick (13th)
- F Julien Gauthier – Canada – 2016 first round pick (21st)
- F Nicolas Roy – Canada – 2015 fourth round pick (96th)
- F Janne Kuokkanen – Finland – 2016 second round pick (43rd)
Chicago Blackhawks (3)
- F Mathias From – Denmark – 2016 fifth round pick (143rd)
- F Radovan Bondra – Slovakia – 2015 fifth round pick (151st)
- D Lucas Carlsson – Sweden – 2016 fourth round pick (110th)
Colorado Avalanche (2)
- F Tyson Jost – Canada – 2016 first round pick (10th)
- G Adam Werner – Sweden – 2016 fifth round pick (131st)
Columbus Blue Jackets (3)
- F Pierre-Luc Dubois – Canada – 2016 first round pick (3rd)
- D Gabriel Carlsson – Sweden – 2015 first round pick (29th)
- F Calvin Thurkauf – Switzerland – 2016 seventh round pick (18th)
Dallas Stars (5)
- D Ondrej Vala – Czech Republic – signed as a free agent
- G Markus Ruusu – Finland – 2015 sixth round pick (163rd)
- F Denis Guryanov – Russia – 2015 first round pick (12th)
- F Fredrik Karlstrom – Sweden – 2016 third round pick (90th)
- D Joe Cecconi – USA – 2015 fifth round pick (133rd)
Detroit Red Wings (3)
- D Filip Hronek – Czech Republic – 2016 second round pick (53rd)
- D Vili Saarijärvi – Finland – 2015 third round pick (73rd)
- G Joren van Pottelberghe – Switzerland – 2015 fourth round pick (110th)
Edmonton Oilers (2)
- F Aapeli Rasanen – Finland – 2016 sixth round pick (153rd)
- D Caleb Jones – USA – 2015 fourth round pick (117th)
Florida Panthers (1)
- F Henrik Borgstrom – Finland – 2016 first round pick (23rd)
Los Angeles Kings (2)
- D Kale Clague – Canada – 2016 second round pick (51st)
- D Erik Cernak – Slovakia – 2015 second round pick (43rd)
Minnesota Wild (4)
- F Kirill Kaprizov – Russia – 2015 fifth round pick (135th)
- F Joel Eriksson Ek – Sweden – 2015 first round pick (20th)
- F Luke Kunin – USA – 2016 first round pick (15th)
- F Jordan Greenway – USA – 2015 second round pick (50th)
Montreal Canadiens (2)
- D Noah Juulsen – Canada – 2015 first round pick (26th)
- D Mikhail Sergachev – Russia – 2016 first round pick (9th)
Nashville Predators (3)
- D Dante Fabbro – Canada – 2016 first round pick (17th)
- F Yakov Trenin – Russia – 2015 second round pick (55th)
- F Patrick Harper – USA – 2016 fifth round pick (138th)
New Jersey Devils (4)
- F Michael McLeod – Canada – 2016 first round pick (12th)
- F Blake Speers – Canada – 2015 third round pick (67th)
- D Yegor Rykov – Russia – 2016 fifth round pick (132nd)
- F Joey Anderson – USA – 2016 third round pick (73rd)
New York Islanders (3)
- F Matthew Barzal – Canada – 2015 first round pick (16th)
- F Otto Koivula – Finland – 2016 fourth round pick (120th)
- F Kieffer Bellows – USA – 2016 first round pick (19th)
New York Rangers (2)
- D Sergei Zborovsky – Russia – 2015 third round pick (79th)
- G Adam Huska – Slovakia – 2015 seventh round pick (184th)
Ottawa Senators (5)
- D Thomas Chabot – Canada – 2015 first round pick (18th)
- D Filip Chlapik – Czech Republic – 2015 second round pick (48th)
- F Filip Ahl – Sweden – 2015 fourth round pick (109th)
- F Jonathan Dahlen – Sweden – 2016 second round pick (42nd)
- F Colin White – USA – 2015 first round pick (21st)
Philadelphia Flyers (9)
- G Carter Hart – Canada – 2016 second round pick (48th)
- D Phillipe Myers – Canada – signed as a free agent
- F David Kase – Czech Republic – 2015 fifth round pick (128th)
- F German Rubtsov – Russia – 2016 first round pick (22nd)
- F Mikhail Vorobyov – Russia – 2015 fourth round pick (104th)
- G Matej Tomek – Slovakia – 2015 third round pick (90th)
- G Felix Sandstrom – Sweden – 2015 third round pick (70th)
- D David Bernhardt – Sweden – 2016 seventh round pick (199th)
- F Tanner Laczynski – USA – 2016 sixth round pick (169th)
Pittsburgh Penguins (2)
- F Kasper Björkqvist – Finland – 2016 second round pick (61st)
- G Filip Gustavsson – Sweden – 2016 second round pick (55th)
St. Louis Blues (3)
- F Adam Musil – Czech Republic – 2015 fourth round pick (94th)
- F Nikolaj Krag Christensen – Latvia – 2016 seventh round pick (209th)
- F Tage Thompson – USA – 2016 first round pick (26th)
San Jose Sharks (3)
- F Joachim Blichfeld – Denmark – 2016 seventh round pick (210th)
- D Karlis Čukste – Latvia – 2015 fifth round pick (130th)
- F Rudolfs Balcers – Latvia – 2015 fifth round pick (142nd)
Tampa Bay Lightning (5)
- G Connor Ingram – Canada – 2016 third round pick (88th)
- F Anthony Cirelli – Canada – 2015 third round pick (72nd)
- F Mathieu Joseph – Canada – 2015 fourth round pick (120th)
- F Taylor Raddysh – Canada – 2016 second round pick (58th)
- F Mitchell Stephens – Canada – 2015 second round pick (33rd)
Toronto Maple Leafs (4)
- F Martin Dzierkals – Latvia – 2015 third round pick (68th)
- F Carl Grundstrom – Sweden – 2016 second round pick (57th)
- G Joseph Woll – USA – 2016 third round pick (62nd)
- F Jeremy Bracco – USA – 2015 second round pick (61st)
Vancouver Canucks (2)
- F Lukas Jasek – Czech Republic – 2015 sixth round pick (174th)
- D Olli Juolevi – Finland – 2016 first round pick (5th)
Washington Capitals (3)
- G Ilya Samsonov – Russia – 2015 first round pick (22nd)
- D Jonas Siegenthaler – Switzerland – 2015 second round pick (57th)
- F Damien Riat – Switzerland – 2016 fourth round pick (117th)
Winnipeg Jets (3)
- F Michael Spacek – Czech Republic – 2015 fourth round pick (108th)
- F Erik Foley – USA – 2015 third round pick (78th)
- F Jack Roslovic – USA – 2015 first round pick (25th)
