The 2019 World Junior Championship opens today in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. Florida Panthers top prospects Owen Tippett (Canada) and Aleksi Heponiemi (Finland) will be in action while this past summer’s first round pick, Grigori Denisenko (Russia) will play tomorrow.
Tippett and Canada will face Denmark in Group A action from Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Tippett is projected to be on Canada’s top line with Anaheim prospect Max Comtois and Vegas prospect Cody Glass. Tippett comes into the tournament with 19 goals and 14 assists in 23 games for the OHL’s Mississauga Steelheads. The game will start at 8 p.