Filip Zadina looks back fondly on the 2018 World Junior Championship, where his commanding performance helped propel him into the limelight.
The annual International Ice Hockey Federation marquee tournament for national under-20 teams is hosted this year by the Czech Republic. The U.S. and Canada highlight the Dec. 26 opening day of games, and competition culminates with the gold-medal game Jan. 5.
Numerous Detroit Red Wings front-office personnel will be at the events in Ostrava and Trinec to scout players eligible for the 2020 draft (the Wings currently hold the best odds in the draft lottery that will determine the first 14 picks) and to watch the Red Wings prospects at the tournament: Canada’s Joe Veleno and Jared McIsaac, Germany’s Moritz Seider, and Sweden’s Jonatan Berggren.