Wild heavily represented at 2022 World Juniors

Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIn any normal year, we are cramming down the World Juniors during the holiday season. Trying to watch the next wave of young talent heading into the NHL and our favorite team’s prospects during off days of work and some family visiting. But because of a substantial COVID outbreak during the tournament at the beginning of this year, it was cancelled and re-scheduled to happen in the middle of the summer.

Now, we’re treated to some pre-NHL season action as the tournament is set to begin on Monday and last all the way up until the gold medals are handed out on Aug. 20. Boy, oh boy, and we have some Minnesota Wild prospects to watch in…