The competition is heating up in Kamloops, B.C. this week as a surge of young hockey players have taken over the ice at the Sandman Center. Prospects from Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States will compete against each other over a series of eleven games.
Although this is a friendly competition between countries, it is also a competition between teammates. The members of each team will be vying for a chance to represent their country at the IIHF World Junior Championships in December. Think of the World Junior Showcase as an audition. The coaches will look at more than just the overall performance of the team.