Canucks Prospects Help Sweden Win Silver & Hughes Named An NHL All-Star
Looking at Lekkerimaki, Willander and Pettersson's performance at the World Juniors and Quinn Hughes being named to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game
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In today’s edition, we take a look at how Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Tom Willander and Elias Pettersson were major factors at the 2024 World Juniors, Quinn Hughes being named to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game, and more.
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Canucks’ Quinn Hughes Named 2024 NHL All-Star
January 4, 2024 by Sartaaj Bhullar
Vancouver Canucks’ captain Quinn Hughes is travelling to Toronto in February for the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend. The NHL announced the first 32 players for this year’s All-Star weekend on Jan. 4, selecting a player from each organization. Hughes and Rasmus Dahlin were the first defencemen named among the 32 players.
Canucks Prospects Help Sweden Win Silver At 2024 WJC
January 5, 2024 by Matthew Zator
The 2024 World Junior Championship (WJC) has come to an end and Team Sweden has fallen short of the gold medal yet again. They made a valiant effort on their way to the gold medal game but ultimately lost to a powerhouse American team that housed a crazy amount of first-rounders and elite prospects.
The Vancouver Canucks had three of their top prospects representing the Tre Kronor at the 2024 WJC in Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Tom Willander and Elias Pettersson. They all had solid tournaments with Lekkerimaki being named to the All-Star team and winning the tournament MVP award. Willander and Pettersson had their moments as well, but they couldn’t push Team Sweden to their first gold medal since 2012.