It's looking like another year will pass without a Penguins prospect in the World Junior Championship.
National teams are beginning to announce their rosters for their World Junior selection camps in preparation for the tournament to be held from Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick.
The Penguins haven't had too many high draft picks in their last two draft classes, the draft classes that are mostly still eligible to play in the U20 tournament. Their 2022 first-round pick Owen Pickering was probably their best bet for having a prospect make the tournament this year, but he wasn't one of the nine defensemen included on the selection camp roster announced by Canada this week.