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Minnesota Wild prospects play key role in their team's success at the World Juniors

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Two of the Wild's more intriguing prospects have moved on to the next round.

Preliminary Round - Group B, Game 2 Denmark vs Finland - 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship | Nick Wosika/GettyImages

The group stage at the 2026 IIHF Men’s Under-20 World Junior Championships has come to an end and the qualifying teams have moved onto the knockout stage. It’s been a fun tournament so far with Sweden and Canada emerging as the top seeds from their groups. For Minnesota Wild fans, they’ve had a chance to watch a couple of the team’s prospects play for international pride right in their own backyard.