By Warren Kozireski —
There are 15 gamers both born in New York or drafted by a New York-based staff scattered amongst six totally different rosters for this week’s IIHF U-20 World Junior match being held in Ottawa starting Dec. 26.
Crew USA leads the way in which with eight gamers—two every drafted by the NY Islanders, NY Rangers or Buffalo—and two who name the state residence.
Crew Finland and Sweden have two every whereas Switzerland, Germany and Slovakia have one participant apiece.
James Hagens of Hauppauge is projected as one of many prime 2025 NHL Draft prospects and is off to a stable begin to his collegiate profession as the highest rookie in scoring in Hockey East. The Boston School freshman has 5 objectives and 15 factors in 16 video games.
Carey Terrance (Akwesasne) is in his fourth season with Erie within the Ontario Hockey League. The 2023 Anaheim second spherical choice has 14 objectives and 26 factors this season as captain of the Otters.
Additionally on Crew USA, the Islanders are represented by 2024 first spherical draft choose Cole Eiserman, who’s a freshman at Boston College and 2023 second rounder Danny Nelson, who’s in his sophomore marketing campaign at Notre Dame.
The Rangers have Boston School sophomore Gabe Perreault, their 2023 first spherical choice and teammate Drew Fortescue (Pearl River), a 3rd spherical choose the identical yr, who’s a sophomore defenseman.
And Buffalo has two draft picks wearing pink, white and blue for the match in College of Minnesota-Duluth freshman defenseman Adam Kleber, a second rounder this previous summer season and College of Minnesota freshman ahead Brody Ziemer, their third rounder.
Crew Finland sports activities Buffalo’s 2024 first spherical choose in Konsta Helenius, who’s the youngest participant within the American Hockey League this season with Rochester, and Islanders 2023 fourth rounder Jesse Nurmi, who’s taking part in his first North American season with London within the OHL.
Crew Sweden additionally has two gamers to look at once more from the identical two groups in Sabres 2023 second spherical choice Anton Wahlberg is a rookie with Rochester within the AHL and Islanders prospect 6’6” goaltender Marcus Gidlof.
The Rangers are additionally represented on Crew Switzerland by their 2024 sixth spherical ahead Rico Gredig.
And Buffalo has two different draft picks on Crew Slovakia and Germany in Michigan State sophomore defenseman Maxim Strbak, taken within the second spherical in 2023 and Norwin Panocha, a 2023 seventh rounder, will assist anchor the German blueline after pausing his USHL season with Inexperienced Bay.
The ten-team match round-robin will finish with the quarterfinals Jan. 2, the semi-finals Jan.4, and the championship Jan. 5.
