The EP WJC Panel – 12/28/20

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship has started and JD Burke, Editor-in-Chief of EP Rinkside; Mitch Brown, Director of North American Scouting; and Julie Robenhymer, senior writer, share some of the players that have stood out for them after the first few days of competition. Highlights include Lucas Raymond, Trevor Zegras, Philip Tomasino, why Russia is struggling to score, Marat Khusnutdinov, Lukas Parik, Adam Raska, what Czech Republic needs to do to chase a World Juniors medal, Brad Lambert, if the Finns have the best line in the tournament and a small tangent about ginger ale and root beer.

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Links to articles mentioned in the episode:

WJC Coaches Q&A Series:

Team USA Head Coach Nate Leaman – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/02/the-world-junior-coaches-qa-series-team-usas-nate-leaman
Team Sweden Head Coach Tomas Monten – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/04/the-world-juniors-coaches-qa-series-team-swedens-tomas-monten
Team Czech Republic Assistant Coach Pavel Trnka – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/14/the-world-juniors-coaches-q-and-a-series-team-czechias-pavel-trnka
Team Finland Head Coach Antti Pennanen – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/18/the-world-juniors-coaches-q-and-a-series-team-finlands-antti-pennanen
Team Canada Assistant Coach Mike Dyck – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/24/the-world-juniors-coaches-q-and-a-series-team-canadas-michael-dyck

Previews
Group A – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/22/world-junior-hockey-championships-group-a-preview
Group B – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/23/world-junior-hockey-championships-group-b-preview

Why this is the hardest tournament to scout – https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/25/this-is-the-hardest-tournament-to-scout-why-the-2021-world-juniors-presents-a-unique-challenge

Mitch’s breakdown of Trevor Zegras’ performance thus far -https://eprinkside.com/2020/12/28/what-trevor-zegras-hot-start-at-the-world-juniors-means