Kings’ future is now: World Junior Hockey Championships, the final
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There’s one thing that Canadians seem to like more than beer and Tim Horton’s doughnuts: the world junior hockey tournament.
The annual championship, wrapping up Monday in Ottawa, features future NHL stars from around the world. Some have been drafted by NHL teams but others haven’t been claimed, and it’s a chance for all to be watched by NHL scouts.
The Canada-Russia semifinal last Saturday outdrew the ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ telecast of the Ottawa Senators vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs, 1.855 million to 857,000, according to the Toronto Globe and Mail. That’s big stuff.
Great pace in the first period of today’s final. Canada scored a power-play goal 38 seconds in, and both are hitting fiercely.
The Kings have three dogs in this fight: defensemen Colten Teubert and Thomas Hickey of Canada and forward Oscar Moller of Sweden. In Canada’s first five games, Hickey had three assists and was minus-2. Teubert had no points and was minus-3. Moller had a goal and four points and an even plus/minus.
More to come.
-- Helene Elliott