The best international tournament in hockey is finally back. The 2020 World Junior Championship will pit several of the best hockey nations in the world – and Kazakhstan – in a battle for under-20 supremacy.
This year’s tournament is interesting for a lot of reasons, the least of which is the involvement of Calgary Flames prospects.
Flames representation
So, uh, the Flames aren’t heavily represented at this year’s World Juniors. Jakob Pelletier was in the running for a spot with Canada, but got hurt. Same thing with Dmitry Zavgorodniy, who was a shoo-in for a spot with Russia before breaking his collarbone.