It may be August, but World Junior chatter is just beginning, as development camps have concluded both here in Calgary and in Lake Placid. Calgary saw Hockey Canada host a mini-tournament involving Canada, Russia and the Czech Republic, while Lake Placid hosted the United States, Sweden and Finland.
So based upon how things have gone thus far, let's take a brief gander at which Calgary Flames prospects could be headed to Finland at Christmas for the World Junior tournament.
SAM BENNETT - CANADA
Let's be blunt here: Sam Bennett is a very, very good 19-year-old hockey player.