When it comes to the upcoming World Junior Championship tournaments, there’s good news and bad news for the Calgary Flames. They won’t have anybody playing for Canada or the United States, but they’re likely to have players playing for a slew of European countries.
Norway has already announced 2018 sixth round selection Mathias Emilio Pettersen as part of their Division 1 World Junior roster. Several other recent draft picks are contenders to represent other countries.
Martin Pospisil (Slovakia)
The first of three Flames fourth rounders in the 2018 NHL Draft, Pospisil is a strong contender to represent Slovakia in the World Juniors this season.