The Anaheim Ducks Playing in the IIHF World Junior Championship

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VICTORIA, BC – DECEMBER 19: Cody Glass #8 of Team Canada celebrates his goal with teammates (L-R) Owen Tippett #21 and Maxime Comtois #14 versus Team Switzerland at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on December 19, 2018, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Canada defeated Switzerland 5-3. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)”n”n”n”n /

The first two days of the World Junior Championship has come to a close and the Anaheim Ducks prospects are making waves in the tournament with their respective countries.

In the heart of the breathtaking Cascadia, the IIHF World Junior Championship is officially underway. The beautiful cities of Vancouver and Victoria, in the province of British Columbia, will host the ten countries as they compete for the gold medal. Four prospects from the Anaheim Ducks join the competition in hopes of make their respective countries proud.

Last year, in Buffalo, New York, Team Canada took the gold medal home. After a difficult 3-1 loss in the gold medal game, Team Sweden took home the silver. The United States beat out the Czech Republic for the bronze medal after a 9-3 blowout.

Just as it has been in years past, the ten teams are split into two groups of five for the preliminary rounds. Group A is composed of Canada, the Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland, and Denmark. In Group B we have Sweden, the United States, Finland, Slovakia, and Kazakhstan.

The four Anaheim Ducks prospects are looking to make a big impact on the ice for their countries this year. Three out of the four have made an appearance in the World Junior Championship before, so they are not strangers to the process.

Max Comtois will return to the Team Canada roster again this year. After winning goal, the defending champions are hoping for a repeat of last years World Junior Championship.

Isac Lundestrom and Olle Eriksson Ek are both returning to Team Sweden this year as well. The silver medalists are hoping to strip Team Canada of their title and take the gold medal back to Sweden.

Lukas Dostál is making his Wolrd Junior debut between the pipes for the Czech Republic. He won the silver medal with the Czech Republic at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, which makes him a promising prospect for both the Anaheim Ducks and the Czech Republic.

The competition is starting to heat up, but there are still many games left to play. Let’s take a look at the Anaheim Ducks prospects and what they’ve been able to do so far at the World Juniors this year.

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