Well, it’s that time of year again, the World Juniors are just around the corner, and for Montreal Canadiens fans, there is plenty to be excited about.
Well Owen Beck and Riley Kidney were unfortunately cut from Team Canada’s roster, Joshua Roy did make the team for the second consecutive tournament. And there will be a few other prospects representing their country as well, most notably Filip Mešár, the Habs 26th overall selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.
So, with that in mind, I thought it would be a nice idea to look back at how some current players fared in their time at the World Juniors.
The Habs have had a ton of prospects represent their country on the world stage over the years, but no tournament was as good for that as the 2019 World Juniors in Vancouver.
That tournament featured current Habs players like Nick Suzuki, Jesse Ylönen and Cayden Primeau. But it was actually a few former Habs that stole the show, with Ryan Poehling winning the tournament MVP leading the USA to a silver medal and potting five goals and eight points in seven games.
Meanwhile, Alexander Romanov finished the tournament as the best defenseman and won a bronze medal in the process. But this list only includes current members of the Canadiens, and for simplicity, it will also only include players who were members of the Canadiens organization when they participated in the tournament. And with that, let’s get to the list.