The World Juniors are officially here, the rosters are set and hockey fans around the world are set to watch the stars of the future battle it out for a medal.
Fans will obviously cheer on their country and hope that they finish on top, but part of the fun is seeing the prospects from your favourite teams measure up against the other top prospects from around the world. Although, outside of Canada and the U.S., it can be hard to know all the prospects you should be watching.
For your ultimate guide on which teams to watch, based on your NHL fandom, we’ve collected all drafted or recently signed prospects and sorted them by their NHL teams.
Before you dive into your favourite team’s prospects here were some key takeaways:
- Chicago, Edmonton and San Jose are the only teams without a prospect drafted in the first three round of their year.
- Tampa Bay has the most Canadian prospects, with five members of Team Canada in their system.
- Philadelphia has the most prospects to watch at the tournament, with nine, but three are goalies and only two are from the first two rounds.
- The Florida Panthers have the fewest prospects in the tournament, with one, but he is a first round pick.
Now, here are your favourite team’s prospects:
Anahiem Ducks
Jacob Larsson – Sweden, D – 1st Round 2015
Julius Nattinen – Finland, C – 2nd Round 2015
Troy Terry – USA, C – 5th Round 2015
Arizona Coyotes
Dylan Strome – Canada, C – 1st Round 2015
Clayton Keller – USA, C – 1st Round 2016
Jens Looke – Sweden, RW – 3rd Round 2015
Boston Bruins
Charles McAvoy – USA, D – 1st Round 2016
Jakub Zboril – Czech, D – 1st Round 2015
Ryan Lindgren – USA, D – 2nd Round 2016
Jeremy Lauzon – Canada, D – 2nd Round 2015
Daniel Vladar – Czech, G – 3rd Round 2015
Buffalo Sabres
Alexander Nylander – Sweden, LW – 1st Round 2016
Rasmus Asplund – Sweden, C – 2nd Round 2016
Casey Fitzgerald – USA, D – 3rd Round 2016
Calgary Flames
Oliver Kylington – Sweden, D – 2nd Round 2015
Tyler Parsons – USA, G – 2nd Round 2016
Dillon Dube – Canada, C – 2nd Round 2016
Adam Fox – USA, D – 3rd Round 2016
Pavel Karnaukhov – Russia, LW – 5th Round 2015
Carolina Hurricanes
Julien Gauthier – Canada, RW – 1st Round 2016
Jake Bean – Canada, D – 1st Round 2016
Janne Kuokkanen – Finland, LW – 2nd Round 2016
Nicolas Roy – Canada, C – 4th Round 2015
Chicago Blackhawks
Lucas Carlsson – Sweden, D – 4th Round 2016
Radovan Bondra – Slovakia, RW/LW – 5th Round 2015
Colorado Avalanche
Tyson Jost – Canada, C – 1st Round 2016
Adam Wener – Sweden, G – 5th Round 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets
Pierre-Luc Dubois – Canada, LW – 1st Round 2016
Gabriel Carlsson – Sweden, D – 1st Round 2015
Dallas Stars
Denis Guryanov – Russia, RW – 1st Round 2015
Fredrik Karlstrom – Sweden, C – 3rd Round 2016
Joseph Cecconi – USA, D – 5th Round 2015
Markus Ruusu – Sweden, G – 6th Round 2015
Ondrej Vala – Czech, D - Undrafted
Detroit Red Wings
Filip Hronek – Czech, D – 2nd Round 2016
Vili Saarijarvi – Finland, D – 3rd Round 2015
Joren van Pottelberghe – Switzerland, G – 4th Round 2015
Edmonton Oilers
Caleb jones – USA, D – 4th Round 2015
Aapeli Rasanen – Finland, C – 6th Round 2016
Florida Panthers
Kurt Henrik Borgstrom – Finland, C – 1st Round 2016
Los Angeles Kings
Kale Clague – Canada, D – 2nd Round 2016
Erik Cernak – Slovakia, D – 2nd Round 2015
Minnesota Wild
Luke Kunin – USA, C – 1st Round 2016
Joel Eriksson-Ek – Sweden, C – 1st Round 2015
Jordan Greenway – USA, LW – 2nd Round 2015
Kirill Kaprizov – Russia, LW – 5th Round 2015
Montreal Canadiens
Noah Juulsen – Canada, D – 1st Round 2015
Mikhail Sergachev – Russia D – 1st Round 2016
Nashville Predators
Dante Fabbro – Canada, D – 1st Round 2016
Yakov Trenin – Russia, C – 2nd Round 2015
Patrick Harper – USA, C – 5th Round 2016
New Jersey Devils
Michael McLeod – Canada, C – 1st Round 2016
Joey Anderson – USA, RW – 3rd Round 2016
Blake Speers – Canada, RW – 3rd Round 2015
Igor Rykov – Russia, D – 5th Round 2016
New York Islanders
Mathew Barzal – Canada, RW – 1st Round 2015
Kieffer Bellows – USA, LW – 1st Round 2016
Otto Koivula – Finland, LW – 4th Round 2016
New York Rangers
Sergey Zborovskiy – Russia, D – 3rd Round 2015
Adam Huska – Slovakia, G – 7th Round 2015
Philadelphia Flyers
German Rubtsov – Russia, C – 1st Round 2016
Carter Hart – Canada, G – 2nd Round 2016
Matej Tomek – Slovakia, G – 3rd Round 2015
Felix Sandstrom – Sweden, G – 3rd Round 2015
Mikhail Vorobyov – Russia, C – 4th Round 2015
David Kase – Czech, C – 5th Round 2015
Tanner Laczynski – USA, C – 6th Round 2016
David Bernhardt – Sweden, D – 7th Round 2016
Philippe Myers – Canada, D – Undrafted
Pittsburgh Penguins
Kasper Bjorkqvist – Finland, RW – 2nd Round 2016
Filip Gustavsson – Sweden, G – 2nd Round 2016
Ottawa Senators
Colin White – USA, C – 1st Round 2015
Thomas Chabot – Canada, D – 1st Round 2015
Filip Chlapik – Czech, C – 2nd Round 2015
Jonathan Dahlen – Sweden, C – 2nd Round 2016
Filip Ahl – Sweden, LW – 4th Round 2015
San Jose Sharks
Rudolfs Balcers – Latvia, LW – 5th Round 2015
Karlis Cukste – Latvia, D – 5th Round 2015
Joachim Blichfeld – Denmark, RW/LW – 7th Round 2016
St. Louis Blues
Tage Thompson – USA, C – 1st Round 2016
Adam Musil – Czech, C – 4th Round 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning
Mitchell Stephens – Canada, C – 2nd Round 2015
Taylor Raddysh – Canada, RW – 2nd Round 2016
Anthony Cirelli – Canada, C – 3rd Round 2015
Connor Ingram – Canada, G – 3rd Round 2016
Mathieu Joseph – Canada, RW – 4th Round 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs
Carl Grundstrom – Sweden, RW – 2nd Round 2016
Jeremy Bracco – USA, RW – 2nd Round 2015
Martins Dzierkals – Latvia, LW/RW – 3rd Round 2015
Joseph Woll – USA, G – 3rd Round 2016
Vancouver Canucks
Olli Juolevi – Finland, D – 1st Round 2016
Lukas Jasek – Czech, RW – 6th Round 2015
Washington Capitals
Ilya Samsonov – Russia, G – 1st Round 2015
Winnipeg Jets
Jack Roslovic – USA, C – 1st Round 2015
Erik Foley – USA, LW – 3rd Round 2015
Michael Spacek – Czech, C/RW – 4th Round 2015
