With the NHL on pause until next Tuesday, hockey fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2022 World Junior Championship set to start Sunday in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.
Florida Panthers prospects Kasper Puutio and Elliot Ekmark will be part of the rosters of Finland and Sweden, respectively. Finland will play out of Group A in Edmonton, while Sweden will be part of Group B in Red Deer with the United States team, featuring Ty SMilanic and Mackie Samoskevich.
Kasper Puutio
The Cats drafted Puutio in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL Entry afrer the Finnish defenseman put up 28 points in 56 games in the Western Hockey League.