The United States kicked off the WJC tournament with a matchup against their biggest rivals north of the border. The United States came into this tournament as a gold medal favorite having an absolutely loaded roster made up of two Rangers prospects in Zac Jones (2019 3rd round pick), and blue-chipper K’Andre Miller (2018 1st round pick). In this post, I will be covering the play of Miller throughout the first two games of the tournament against Canada and Germany.
Game 1 – United States vs. Canada – 12/26
The United States opened the game great against the stacked Canadian team composed of the (likely) first and second overall picks in the 2020 draft – Alexis Lafrenière, and Quinton Byfield.