Pre-tournament action is already under way as teams begin their warmups for the 2019 World Junior Championship.
In Kings prospect action, forward Johan Sodergran scored a shorthanded goal for Team Sweden against Russia earlier this week.
Rasmus Kupari scored a goal and an assist in Finland’s 7-0 win over Denmark. He’s playing with Florida Panthers prospect Aleksi Heponiemi, also his teammate on Kärpät back in Finland. One of Kupari’s major attributes is his speed, and he shows it off here in this “bonus” goal. (In the pre-tournament game, the teams played overtime and went to a shootout just for the practice at it.