2026 World Junior Championship: Roster Breakdown by NHL Team

The World Junior Championships are a great time for players entering the upcoming draft, with scouts are in attendance watching the games. In addition to that, though, it’s a time for teams that have already drafted players to check in, see how the players are developing and even look at other teams’ prospects… just in case.

The NHL teams with the most players in this years tournament are the Nashville Predators and the Utah Mammoth, each with seven prospects. There are only three teams that do not have any prospects in this tournament: Columbus Blue Jackets, Carolina Hurricanes, and Vegas Golden Knights. Aside from that, each team has at least one prospect in the tournament. Lets break it down by team.

Nashville Predators (7): Canada: Jack Ivankovic, G; Brady Martin, F; Cameron Reid, D; Finland: Daniel Nieminen, D; Sweden: Viggo Gustafsson, D; USA: Ryker Lee, F; Teddy Stiga, F

Utah Mammoth (7): Canada: Cole Beaudoin, F; Caleb Desnoyers, F; Tij Iginla, F; Czechia: Stepan Hoch, F; Max Psenicka, D; Finland: Veeti Vaisanen, D; Switzerland: Ludvig Johnson, D

Los Angeles Kings (6): Canada: Carter George, G; Liam Greentree, F; Czechia: Vojtech Cihar, F; Finland: Petteri Rimpinen, G; Slovakia: Jan Chovan, F; USA: Brendan McMorrow, F

Philadelphia Flyers (6): Canada: Jett Luchanko, F; Porter Martone, F; Finland: Heikki Ruohonen, F; Max Westergard, F; Sweden: Jack Berglund, F; USA: Shane Vansaghi, F

Washington Capitals (6): Czechia: Petr Sikora, F; Germany: Maxim Schafer, F; Sweden: Milton Gastrin, F; Switzerland: Leon Muggli, D; USA: Cole Hutson, D; Nicholas Kempf, G

Anaheim Ducks (5): Finland: Lasse Boelius, D; Latvia: Darels Uljanskis, D; Sweden: Eric Nilson, F; Lucas Pettersson, F; Switzerland: Elijah Neuenschwander, G

Detroit Red Wings (5): Canada: Carter Bear, F; Slovakia: Michal Pradel, G; Michal Svrcek, F; Sweden: Eddie Genborg, F; USA: Max Plante, F

Montreal Canadiens (5): Canada: Michael Hage, F; Finland: Aatos Koivu, F; Germany: Carlos Handel, D; Latvia: Mikus Vecvanags, G; USA: John Mooney, F

New York Islanders (5): Canada: Kashawn Aitcheson, D; Czechia: Tomas Poletin, F; Sweden: Victor Eklund, F; USA: Kamil Bednarik, F; Cole Eiserman, F

San Jose Sharks (5): Canada: Michael Misa, F; Joshua Ravensbergen, G; Sweden: Leo Sahlin Wallenius, D; Switzerland: Christian Kirsch, G; USA: Cole McKinney, F

Buffalo Sabres (4): Czechia: Radim Mrtka, D; USA: Adam Kleber, D; Luke Osburn, D; Brodie Ziemer, F

Seattle Kraken (4): Czehcia: Jakub Fibigr, D; Finland: Julius Miettinen, F; Kim Saarinen, G; Sweden: Loke Krantz, F

Boston Bruins (3): Czechia: Vashek Blanar, D; USA: James Hagens, F; Will Zellers, F

Chicago Blackhawks (3): Czechia: Vaclav Nestrasil, F; Sweden: Anton Frondell, F; USA: AJ Spellacy, F

Dallas Stars (3): Finland: Emil Hemming, F; Atte Joki, F; Sweden: Mans Goos, G

Tampa Bay Lightning (3): Canada: Sam O’Reilly, F; Finland: Joona Saarelainen, F; USA: Caleb Heil, G

Vancouver Canucks (3): Canada: Braeden Cootes, F; Sweden: Wilson Bjorck, F; Switzerland: Basile Sansonnens, D

Calgary Flames (2): Canada: Zayne Parekh, D; Cole Reschny, F

Edmonton Oilers (2): Germany: David Lewandowski, F; USA: Asher Barnett, D

Florida Panthers (2): Denmark: Mads Kongsbak Klyvo, F; Sweden: Linus Eriksson, F

Minnesota Wild (2): Czechia: Adam Benak, F; Finland: Aron Kiviharju, D

Pittsburgh Penguins (2): Canada: Harrison Brunicke, D; USA: William Horcoff, F

St. Louis Blues (2): Czechia: Adam Jiricek, D; Sweden: Love Harenstam, G

Toronto Maple Leafs (2): Canada: Ben Danford, D; Sweden: Victor Johansson, D

Winnipeg Jets (2): Sweden: Sascha Boumedienne, D; Alfons Freij, D

Colorado Avalanche (1): Czechia: Maximillian Curran, F

New Jersey Devils (1): Finland: Kasper Pikkarainen, F

New York Rangers (1): USA: EJ Emery, D

Ottawa Senators (1): USA: Logan Hensler, D

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