The Rangers have five prospects competing in the 2020 World Juniors this year:
- K’Andre Miller, Zac Jones (USA)
- Karl Henriksson, Nils Lundkvist (Sweden)
- Nico Gross (Switzerland)
All five kicked off the tournament yesterday. The action started with Gross’ Switzerland defeating Kazakhstan by a score of 5-3. Gross finished scoreless with two PIMs, a -1 rating, and 11:54 of ice time.
Sweden topped Finland in overtime (3-2), with Lundkvist playing 23:18 and finishing with a +1 rating, while Henriksson, who played with top 2020 draftee Lucas Raymond, played 12:56 and had a -1 rating.