Islanders prospects experience at World Junior Championships

BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 29: Kieffer Bellows (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)

Here’s a look at who in the New York Islanders prospect pool has gone to the World Junior Championships and what they did at the prestigious tournament.

Most of us are getting excited for the World Junior Championship to get underway. Two New York Islanders prospects will be at the tournament; Simon Holmstrom with Team Sweden and Matias Rajaniemi with Team Finland.

Of course, there’s other hockey on right now. Most NCAA teams have begun play, and if you’re around during the day you could likely catch some European hockey as well.

But there’s nothing like best-on-best hockey, even if it’s at the U20 level like the…