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Islanders News: Holmstrom and Rajaniemi to the WJC; The Division II; Gretzky thievery

Happy Wednesday. It is Wednesday, right? I think. Enjoy the snow that’s apparently about to land on the New York Tri-State area between today and tomorrow.

Islanders stuff

  • Islanders prospects Simon Holmstrom and Mattias Rajaniemi have been named to the Swedish and Finnish World Junior Teams, respectively. Each will be making their first appearance in the Under-20 tournament. [Islanders Prospect Report | CT Post on Holmstrom the Sound Tiger]
  • This year’s WJC will take place in the Edmonton bubble (ring a bell?) between Christmas Day and January 5th. Our pals at Eyes on the Prize have the full schedule of games.