The Montreal Canadiens will have four players representing their country at this year’s World Junior Hockey Championships. A handful of their Canadian prospects just missed out on this year’s event, but the Canadiens will be represented by the United States, Sweden and Russia, three teams that have a real chance of winning a gold medal.
Last year, we saw terrific performances from Ryan Poehling, Cayden Primeau, Alexander Romanov and Jesse Ylonen. Poehling was named the most valuable player at the tournament, Romanov was the top defenceman and Primeau was excellent in goal, helping the Americans win silver. Ylonen was also there playing for Finland and won gold over the Poehling and Primeau in the final.