Montreal Canadiens: All-Time World Junior Team of Habs Prospects

Montreal Canadiens prospects have had fantastic performances at the World Juniors.

Montreal Canadiens prospects have had some stellar performances at the World Junior Hockey Championships over the years.

The tournament is held every year over the holidays and sees the best teenaged hockey players in the world compete for their country in a bid to win a gold medal.

In its infancy, the event was dominated by the Soviet Union, but Canada has taken over as the most successful team in the tournament over the past 15 years or so. Superstars like Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon playing for your team will help them win gold medals.

Other countries like Finland, Sweden and the United States have won their fair share of medals. We have also seen some big upsets by teams from Switzerland, Slovakia or the Czech Republic as well. No matter what year it is, there always seems to be a handful of Habs players suiting up for their country at the event.

This year, Cole Caufield, Kaiden Guhle and Jan Mysak are the trio of Canadiens prospects taking part in the tournament.

Caufield looked great in his team’s only exhibition game, scoring a pair of goals and creating offence on every shift it seemed. He will play a huge role on a team that has gold medal hopes this year.

Guhle was the Habs first round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. He looks to be more of a depth piece, partnering with fellow first rounder Justin Barron on the team’s third defence pairing. As a big, strong blue liner, Guhle will play decent minutes and punish opponents with his size and strength, shutting things down defensively and playing smart, reliable minutes.

Mysak is playing for an underdog Czech Republic team. They aren’t being picked by many to finish above 5th place, and will need a huge tournament from the Habs second rounder in 2020 if they want any chance at a medal. Mysak was named team captain and is a returnee from last year’s squad so he will play a huge role for the Czech team.

Will any of these players have a tournament like we haven’t seen from a Habs prospect before? Caufield has all the tools to lead the event in goal scoring. If he does, it would be impressive, but would it be the best we have seen from a Habs prospect at this event?

Well, let’s take a look back over the years and pick the All-Habs Prospects All-Star Team in World Junior Championship history.