WJC Preview: Who to Watch
Group B
Team USA
#6 Jack Hughes…brother of UM d-man Quinn; favorite to be first overall choice in June 2019 NHL Draft
#7 Quinn Hughes…Current Michigan defenseman; top Vancouver Canucks pick
#9 Tyler Madden…son of former Michigan forward John Madden
#14 Josh Norris…Current Michigan forward; property of Ottawa Senators
#24 Mattias Samuelsson…Current WMU defenseman and Michigan de-commit, son of Kjell Samuelsson
#29 Spencer Knight…Current US NDTP goalie and top NHL draft prospect
#30 Cayden Primeau…goalie; son of former Detroit Red wing Keith Primeau
Team Sweden
#3 Adam Boqvist…defenseman; Chicago Blackhawks first round pick
#12 Erik Brannstrom…defenseman; Vegas Golden Knights first round draft pick
#25 Philip Broberg…defenseman; top 2019 NHL Draft target; really like this kid who is young and playing up in this tourney
Team Finland
#1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen…goalie; top Buffalo Sabres draft pick
#10 Aleksi Heponiemi…forward; top Florida Panthers draft pick
#15 Henri Jokiharju…defenseman; top Chicago Blackhawks draft pick
#20 Eeli Tolvanen…forward; top Nashville Predators draft pick
#24 Kaapo Kakko…forward; consensus choice to go #2 in the 2019 NHL draft after Jack Hughes
#25 Aarne Talvitie…forward; Captain for Finland; current Penn State freshman
#27 Jesse Ylonen…forward: top Montreal Canadiens draft pick
Team Slovakia and Team Kazakhstan have no top prospects.
Group A
Team Canada
#2 Evan Bouchard…defenseman; top Edmonton Oilers pick
#4 Jared McIsaac…defenseman; top Detroit Red Wings pick
#6 Noah Dobson…defenseman; top New York Islanders pick
#8 Cody Glass…forward; top Vegas Golden Knights pick
#9 Joe Veleno…forward; top Detroit Red Wings pick
#21 Owen Tippett…forward; top Florida Panthers pick
#22 Alexis Lafreniere…forward; consensus top pick in 2020 NHL Draft
#24 Ty Smith…defenseman; top New Jersey Devils pick
#26 Morgan Frost…forward; top Philadelphia Flyers pick
#27 Barrett Hayton…forward; top Arizona Coyotes pick
Team Russia
#5 Dmitri Samorukov…defenseman; top Edmonton Oilers pick
#11 Vasili Podkolzin…forward; top pick in the 2019 NHL Draft; just got my first look at this kid and he’s a dynamite prospect; playing up an age group in this tourney
#12 Kirill Marchenko…forward; top Columbus Blue Jackets pick
#14 Vitali Kravtsov…forward; top New York Rangers pick
#24 Klim Kostin…forward; top St. Louis Blues pick
Team Czech Republic
#18 Martin Necas…forward; top prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes
#19 Filip Zadina…forward; top prospect for the Detroit Red Wings
Team Switzerland
#22 Nando Eggenberger…forward; late first round projected 2019 NHL Draft pick
Team Denmark
#3 Malte Setkov…defenseman; top prospect for the Detroit Red Wings; still kind of raw as a prospect, but vastly underrated in my opinion
Group B
Team USA
#6 Jack Hughes…brother of UM d-man Quinn; favorite to be first overall choice in June 2019 NHL Draft
#7 Quinn Hughes…Current Michigan defenseman; top Vancouver Canucks pick
#9 Tyler Madden…son of former Michigan forward John Madden
#14 Josh Norris…Current Michigan forward; property of Ottawa Senators
#24 Mattias Samuelsson…Current WMU defenseman and Michigan de-commit, son of Kjell Samuelsson
#29 Spencer Knight…Current US NDTP goalie and top NHL draft prospect
#30 Cayden Primeau…goalie; son of former Detroit Red wing Keith Primeau
Team Sweden
#3 Adam Boqvist…defenseman; Chicago Blackhawks first round pick
#12 Erik Brannstrom…defenseman; Vegas Golden Knights first round draft pick
#25 Philip Broberg…defenseman; top 2019 NHL Draft target; really like this kid who is young and playing up in this tourney
Team Finland
#1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen…goalie; top Buffalo Sabres draft pick
#10 Aleksi Heponiemi…forward; top Florida Panthers draft pick
#15 Henri Jokiharju…defenseman; top Chicago Blackhawks draft pick
#20 Eeli Tolvanen…forward; top Nashville Predators draft pick
#24 Kaapo Kakko…forward; consensus choice to go #2 in the 2019 NHL draft after Jack Hughes
#25 Aarne Talvitie…forward; Captain for Finland; current Penn State freshman
#27 Jesse Ylonen…forward: top Montreal Canadiens draft pick
Team Slovakia and Team Kazakhstan have no top prospects.
Group A
Team Canada
#2 Evan Bouchard…defenseman; top Edmonton Oilers pick
#4 Jared McIsaac…defenseman; top Detroit Red Wings pick
#6 Noah Dobson…defenseman; top New York Islanders pick
#8 Cody Glass…forward; top Vegas Golden Knights pick
#9 Joe Veleno…forward; top Detroit Red Wings pick
#21 Owen Tippett…forward; top Florida Panthers pick
#22 Alexis Lafreniere…forward; consensus top pick in 2020 NHL Draft
#24 Ty Smith…defenseman; top New Jersey Devils pick
#26 Morgan Frost…forward; top Philadelphia Flyers pick
#27 Barrett Hayton…forward; top Arizona Coyotes pick
Team Russia
#5 Dmitri Samorukov…defenseman; top Edmonton Oilers pick
#11 Vasili Podkolzin…forward; top pick in the 2019 NHL Draft; just got my first look at this kid and he’s a dynamite prospect; playing up an age group in this tourney
#12 Kirill Marchenko…forward; top Columbus Blue Jackets pick
#14 Vitali Kravtsov…forward; top New York Rangers pick
#24 Klim Kostin…forward; top St. Louis Blues pick
Team Czech Republic
#18 Martin Necas…forward; top prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes
#19 Filip Zadina…forward; top prospect for the Detroit Red Wings
Team Switzerland
#22 Nando Eggenberger…forward; late first round projected 2019 NHL Draft pick
Team Denmark
#3 Malte Setkov…defenseman; top prospect for the Detroit Red Wings; still kind of raw as a prospect, but vastly underrated in my opinion
