Team Finland defeated Team USA to win gold at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship on Jan. 6. As expected, Kaapo Kakko had a monster tournament, but he wasn’t the only prospect that had fans and analysts talking. The Rangers had four prospects — three of whom were first round picks in the 2018 Draft — representing their home countries in Vancouver.
Today we’re going to take a look at how Vitali Kravtsov, K’Andre Miller, Nils Lundkvist, and Nico Gross fared at the 2019 WJC.
Vitali Kravtsov, F | Russia
Kravtsov was undeniably the Rangers most impressive prospect in Vancouver.