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Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
18 Current & Former WHLers Named To Canada's 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase Roster
Eighteen current and former WHLers have been named to Canada's 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase roster. The annual event is an opportunity for Canada's staff to scout players for the upcoming 2026 World Juniors in December. Canada will play four games over the week-long event, facing off against Finland, Sweden, and the USA while also participating in an intersquad game.
Time of India
a day ago
- Sport
- Time of India
NHL prospects light up day 2 of 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase; Schaefer returns, Mooney impresses, Koivu rebounds
NHL-Matthew Schaefer during the 2025 NHL Scouting Combine (Credit: Getty Images) The second day of the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase at Ridder Arena delivered a packed slate of high-stakes action as national junior rosters for Canada, the United States, Finland, and Sweden continued taking shape. With the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship set for December 26 to January 5 in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, every shift mattered. Several NHL Draft prospects made their presence known either in their comeback, breakout, or redemption arc. Matthew Schaefer's Unbelievable Story Of Adversity And Perseverance Matthew Schaefer makes strong return for Team Canada Matthew Schaefer, the New York Islanders' first overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, made his long-awaited return to action in a spirited practice with Team Canada. The 17-year-old defenseman hadn't played since suffering a broken clavicle during Canada's second game at the 2025 World Juniors a freak injury that sidelined him for the entire 2024–25 season. LJ Mooney, a 5-foot-8 forward chosen by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round of the 2025 NHL Draft, is refusing to let size define him. Mooney, who played last season for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP), tallied 51 points in 51 games and was a standout at the 2025 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, helping the U.S. secure bronze. Aatos Koivu making up for lost time with Finland Aatos Koivu, son of former Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, is chasing redemption after missing out on Finland's 2025 World Juniors due to mononucleosis. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Long Hau: Unsold Furniture Liquidation 2024 (Prices May Surprise You) Unsold Furniture | Search Ads Learn More Undo Healthy and motivated, the 18-year-old winger is back competing for a roster spot. Last season, Koivu played 32 games with TPS in Finland's Liiga, often facing older, stronger competition. Aatos Koivu Mixes It Up with James Hagens Several Times in WJSS Opener - Highlights 7-27-25 FAQs What is the World Junior Summer Showcase? It's an annual event for Team USA, Canada, Finland, and Sweden to evaluate junior players for the IIHF World Junior Championship. When is the 2026 World Juniors? The tournament runs from December 26, 2025, to January 5, 2026, in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Which NHL teams are represented? Players from the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and others are participating. Why is this showcase important? It helps national programs evaluate top NHL prospects and finalize rosters ahead of World Juniors. In Finland's scrimmage against the U.S., Koivu slotted into the top line with Heikki Ruohonen (Philadelphia Flyers) and highly rated 2026 draft prospect Roope Vesterinen. With his skill, experience, and hockey IQ, Koivu is a strong candidate to crack the final WJC lineup this winter. Also Read: The NHL's most explosive player, Nathan MacKinnon, is chasing greatness with the Colorado Avalanche Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Edmonton Journal
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Which one of these Edmonton Oilers top prospects will make the biggest impact first: 9 Things
Article content One of the underlying themes of the upcoming Edmonton Oilers season will be 'a tale of two prospects'. Article content With the Oilers squarely in their Stanley Cup Window, which one of these young, fast forwards will make the biggest impact…and by when? Article content That and more in this edition of… Article content 9 Things Article content 9. The Oilers' 2025 Seventh Round pick Aidan Park has been invited to the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase for USA Hockey. It will go July 25-August 2 in Minneapolis. Article content Article content 8. Some jersey number changes to take note of: Trent Frederic will wear #10 this upcoming season. Andrew Mangiapane will don #88. Curtis Lazar will pull on #20. And Issac Howard will suite up in Jeff Skinner's old #53. Article content Article content 7. The UFA Skinner has signed in San Jose for 1 year at $3m. I liked Skinner and thought his time spent in Edmonton was a classic case of a General Manager (a Jeff Jackson hire, Stan Bowman was not yet on the scene) and Head Coach seeing a player in a very different way. Article content 6. Oilers goaltender Collin Delia has signed a contract with Brynas IF in Sweden. The 31-year-old was also a UFA. Delia was an o.k. depth guy, fifty-some games of NHL experience and posted a .906 SV% for the Condors last year. But the cold, hard facts are that guys like him are almost always available. Article content 5. There is surely little surprise that no one in the NHL scores more goals from the right-hand side of the net (between the faceoff circle and the goal line) than Leon Draisaitl. It is confirmed in a brand, new vicinity chart produced by NHL Edge. The player with the same advantage on the opposite size of the zone is Tampa Bay's Brayden Point. Article content Article content 4. PuckPedia recently did a fascinating calculation of how the newly minted Playoff Cap Hit would have worked in the final game of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers' cap hit would have been $80.6m. The Panthers would have been at $93m. And hey: Florida played by the rules, such as they were. But it will be interesting to see if this changes anything going forward Article content 3. I have written before how having their farm team located in Bakersfield presented the Oilers with certain challenges. It was magnified as clubs in the same division like Vancouver and Calgary had their AHL teams in Canada. Now, the new CBA all but eliminates 'paper transactions' and forcing demotions to play at least a game before being recalled. If Edmonton's farm team was instead in Red Deer, Saskatoon or right in Edmonton it would level that particular playing field.
USA Today
12-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
MSU hockey to be well represented at World Junior Summer Showcase later this month
We've got four Spartans set to represent their home countries July 25 - August 2 at the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase in Minneapolis!#GoGreen Michigan State hockey will be well represented at the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase in Minneapolis. Four different Spartans will be representing three different countries at the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase taking place late this month. Those four Spartans are: Vansaghi played for the Spartans last season, recording six goals and 10 assists during his freshman campaign. The other three players will be entering this first year with Michigan State hockey this fall. The 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase will take place from July 25 to August 2. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
USA Today
09-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Pair of Spartans heading to USA Hockey's 2025 World Junior Showcase later this month
A pair of Michigan State Spartans will be heading to Minneapolis to participate in the 2025 World Junior Showcase. USA Hockey has announced the official list of 42 players invited to the upcoming 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase set to take place later this month, and a pair of Spartans cracked the list. Forwards Ryker Lee and Shane Vansaghi were the two Spartans invited to the notable USA Hockey event. Lee was selected by the Nashville Predators with the No. 25 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft last month. He will be joining the Spartans this upcoming season after playing for the Madison Capitals of the USHL last year. Vansaghi will be entering his sophomore season with the Spartans next year, appearing in 37 games for the Spartans during his freshman campaign this past season. He tallied six goals and recorded 10 assists this past season, and was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers with the No. 48 overall pick in last month's NHL Entry Draft. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
