Now that most national teams have submitted their final rosters for the 2024 World Junior Championship, it’s time to take a look at all the prospects competing in this year’s tournament who have been drafted by an NHL team.
The World Juniors are a great time for NHL fans to get acquainted with some of their team’s top prospects likely in attendance. 30 of the NHL’s 32 teams have recently drafted players who will be playing for their national team when the tournament begins on Boxing Day (December 26, 2023).
Only two NHL teams do not have prospects playing in this year’s tournament and they are the Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche. Both teams have made plenty of trades in recent years involving draft picks and prospects so it makes sense that they have zero U20 prospects who made the cut this year.
For fans of the remaining 30 teams, this is a great chance to familiarize yourself with some of your team’s future players and to cheer them on as they develop into NHL players. The following is a list of the NHL affiliated prospects organized alphabetically so you can check out which prospects will be representing your favorite NHL team at the 2024 World Junior Championship.
Note: This list includes prospects on teams that haven’t made their final rosters official so this list is subject to minor changes in the coming week or so. (last updated: Dec. 23rd)
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