It’s been a long summer already, and it’s still not over yet, but we’re dusting off the old prospect report for this week, as we recap the goings on in this year’s World Junior Summer Showcase (and outside of it).
The tournament, which just wrapped up in Plymouth, Michigan, saw teams from the US, Canada, Sweden, and Finland assemble for the first time this year, with the aim of beginning their evaluation processes for who might fill out their rosters for December’s World Junior teams. There’s a lot that will feed into those decisions — including performances in the early parts of the season with each player’s respective regular teams, as well as their showings in the pre-tournament training camps — but the introductions we got in this tournament will certainly be useful as well.