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Carolina Hurricanes Prospects Going Into WJC Quarterfinals

The Carolina Hurricanes have notable prospects on three teams at the 2016 World Junior Championship in Finland. Saturday marks the start of the knockout stage of the tournament and the quarterfinal round. There are three teams to watch for Hurricanes fans to pay attention to going into the knockout stage: Finland, Canada, and USA.

Sebastian Aho was the Hurricanes second round pick in the 2015 entry draft. During the round robin stage, Aho has ammased the second most points of any player in the tournament, and is only behind his teammate Jesse Puljujarvi. Aho has 3 goals and 6 assists and is a tournament leading +6 through four games.