The 2018 World Junior Championships wrapped up last week with four Tampa Bay Lightning prospects bringing home gold medals. The last couple of tournaments in particular, there have been jokes made about Team Canada being “Team Tampa Bay” due to the number of Lightning prospects making the team. The number of prospects, and medals won, for the Lightning in this tournament speaks to the skill they’ve displayed in the NHL Entry Draft.
With four more medals in the trophy case, let’s go through each of Yzerman’s drafts since the 2011 NHL Entry draft to see just how much success the Lightning’s prospects have had in junior level international tournaments.