Will the Toronto Maple Leafs have any prospects in this year’s World Junior Tournament?
On December 25th, Christmas Day, 2020, the IIHF World Junior Championship will start at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Today we look at which Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects have potential shots of competing.
We are set to see a stacked World Juniors tournament with an abundance of talent this year. With the potential of a Jack Hughes return in addition to a potential Alexis Lafreniere return, this tournament will be one to remember.
The highlight of last year’s tournament for the Toronto Maple Leafs was Rasmus Sandin. With team Sweden, Sandin led the tournament in points by a defenseman, was named the tournament’s top defenseman, and assisted Sweden in capturing a bronze medal.
The Leafs look to be represented to that magnitude this year with a bunch of Prospects. Currently, in the Leafs system, there are 16 players who are eligible to compete in the prestigious tournament.
Notable names include Nicholas Robertson, Rodion Amirov, Mikhail Abramov, Roni Hirvonen, and Artur Akhtyamov.
The Leafs will be heavily represented on Team Russia as well as Team Finland. Russia looks to capture gold after a silver medal finish last year, and Team Finland looks to capture a medal of any level after losing in the bronze medal game to Team Sweden last year.
We start off today with a look at Team Russia.