Over the years many Toronto Maple Leafs prospects have been given the honour of representing their country at the IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
The tournament is a great opportunity for young junior player to showcase their talents and garnish their resumes in hope of earning NHL positions.
The 2022 World Junior rosters will all be set soon as the tournament begins on December 26th, but right now Toronto Maple Leafs prospects Topi Niemela and Roni Hirvonen have officially made Team Finland, while Matthew Knies (USA) and Ryan Tverberg (Canada) are on preliminary rosters.
Many of the players on the current Toronto Maple Leafs received an invite to the World Juniors early in their hockey careers, and I thought it would be interesting to examine and compare their World Junior success to their NHL success.