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World Juniors 2019 Opens: Islanders Edition

The 2019 edition of the IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship (we’ll call it “World Juniors” or “WJC” from here out for breathing room), is upon us, and as usual the New York Islanders have a handful of prospects participating in this U-20 tournament.

Things kick off Wednesday night with Czech Republic (and Islanders prospect Jakub Skarek, in his third WJC) vs. Switzerland at 3 p.m. EST.

Also on the schedule for the opening night are USA (with Logan Cockerill and Oliver Wahlstrom) vs. Slovakia at 6:30 EST, and Canada (Noah Dobson) vs.