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Only one hope from the CH will participate in the junior world championship.

 Marc-Olivier Cook
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Only one hope from the CH will participate in the junior world championship.
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The Junior World Hockey Championship will take place from December 26 to January 5 in Ottawa.

We now know the rosters of all the clubs that will participate… Finland has shared its official roster in anticipation of the tournament.

It’s tough for Aatos Koivu, but he didn’t make the team:

It is often said that this tournament is for 19-year-old players.

That being said, Aatos Koivu celebrated his 18th birthday a few days before the last NHL draft in June, and it’s normal to see that there are other players who made their mark before him.

Additionally, Saku’s son had to deal with mononucleosis at the start of the season and had to miss five weeks of action.

It’s hard to gain points when you can’t play…

In the end, there will only be one Canadiens prospect at the World Championship this year.

And we’re not talking about a super exciting prospect: we’re talking about Rasmus Bergqvist, a guy who was selected by the Canadiens in the 7th round of the last draft.

In 21 games this season in the Swedish league, the defenseman has one assist and a differential of -4.

And perhaps he won’t even have a big role on the Swedish roster…

Ultimately, Ivan Demidov would have been there if Russia had the right to participate in the event.

We can also believe that Michael Hage deserves a spot, even if he wasn’t invited by Canada to the training camp.

Otherwise, it’s just bad timing. Jacob Fowler and David Reinbacher (2023 draft) would have been too old, as is the case with Bogdan Konyushkov… And after Koivu’s selection in the 2024 draft, there weren’t really any guys who had logical chances to go to the tournament.

That said, there will still be things to watch because the Canadiens have (for now) nine picks in the first four rounds of the 2025 draft.

This will be a great opportunity to scout young talent ahead of the draft!


In Brief

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– There’s action today in the American League.

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