On behalf of everyone here at Blueshirt Banter, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! To those who celebrated Hanukkah, we hope you enjoyed the time with your family and friends. If you happen to be celebrating Kwanzaa tomorrow, best wishes to you and your family.
The 2019 World Junior Championships get underway on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. with the Czech Republic taking on Sweden, and will end with the Gold-medal game on Saturday January 5. The just over a week tournament features the best of the best of all players who are under the age of 20.
The Rangers have four prospects participating in the tournament this year, and that is the most prospects New York has had in a single tournament since 2010.