A 2024 world juniors viewing guide: Top prospects, must-watch games and more
New York TimesThe 2024 World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, is underway. GO DEEPER Ranking the best NHL prospects at the 2024 world juniors Czechia: The returning silver medalist from last year doesn’t have as threatening a roster this time. GO DEEPER Imagining a best-on-best 2024 world juniors: Here's what the teams would look like Slovakia: Slovakia was very good at last year’s tournament and returns a lot of their important players in forwards Dalibor Dvorsky, Samuel Honzek, Filip Mesar, Adam Sykora, defenseman Maxim Strbak and, of course, goalie Adam Gajan. A 2024 draft-eligible watch list/ranking Macklin Celebrini, C, Canada Konsta Helenius, C, Finland Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW, Norway Adam Jiricek, RHD, Czechia Zeev Buium, LHD, USA Stian Solberg, LHD, Norway Jesse Pulkkinen, LHD, Finland Emil Hemming, RW, Finland Tomas Galvas, LHD, Czechia Daniil Ustinkov, LHD, Switzerland Leon Muggli, LHD, Switzerland Owen Allard, C, Canada Eriks Mateiko, RW, Latvia Jamiro Reber, RW, Switzerland Emil Vinni, G, Finland Samuel St-Hilaire, G, Canada Miles Mueller, LW, Switzerland The top five names are the ones you really need to know, as they are all likely first-round picks in the upcoming draft, with Celebrini as the potential No. Games you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 26 at 6:00 a.m.: Czechia vs. Slovakia; at 8 a.m: Canada vs. Finland Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 6:00 a.m.: Slovakia vs. Switzerland Thursday, Dec. 28 at 11:00 a.m.: Switzerland vs. USA Friday, Dec. 29 at 11:00 a.m.: Czechia vs. USA; at 1:00 p.m.: Canada vs. Sweden Saturday, Dec. 30 at 11:00 a.m.: Switzerland vs. Norway Sunday, Dec. 31 at 6:00 a.m.: USA vs. Slovakia; at 8:30 a.m.: Sweden vs. Finland Tuesday, Jan. 2 from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Quarterfinals all day Thursday, Jan. 4: Semifinal 1 at 9:00 a.m.; Semifinal 2 at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5: Bronze medal game at 9:00 a.m.; Gold medal game at 1:30 p.m.
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