One player to watch on each team at the 2022 World Juniors

The 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship will get underway in two days in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. Finland and Germany will play the first game of the tournament at 2pm ET/12pm MT (local).

Today, I'm going to share who I think you should keep your eye on for each team throughout the duration of the 2022 World Juniors.

Austria: Marco Kasper.
Draft: 2022.
Current team: Rogle BK (SHL). GP: 24. G: 4. A: 6. PTS: 10.

Canada: Shane Wright.
Draft: 2022.
Current team: Kingston Frontenacs (OHL). GP: 22. G: 11. A: 19. PTS: 30.

Czechia: Jan Mysak.
Draft: Montreal Canadiens - 2020, second round (48th overall).
Current team: Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL). GP: 25. G: 17. A: 14. PTS: 31.

Finland: Brad Lambert.
Draft: 2022.
Current team: JYP (Liiga). GP: 24. G: 2. A: 4. PTS: 6.

Germany: Florian Elias.
Draft: Undrafted.
Current team: Adler Mannheim (DEL). GP: 21. G: 2. A: 2. PTS: 4.

Russia: Matvei Michkov.
Draft: 2023.
Current team: SKA St. Petersburg (KHL). GP: 13. G: 2. A: 3. PTS: 5.

Slovakia: Juraj Slafkovsky.
Draft: 2022.
Current team: TPS (Liiga). GP: 20. G: 1. A: 3. PTS: 4.

Sweden: Oskar Olausson.
Draft: Colorado Avalanche - 2021, first round (28th overall).
Current team: Barrie Colts (OHL). GP: 22. G: 12. A: 13. PTS: 25.

Switzerland: Simon Knak.
Draft: Nashville Predators - 2021, sixth round (179th overall).
Current team: HC Davos (NL). GP: 25. G: 3. A: 5. PTS: 8.

United States: Sasha Pastujov.
Draft: Anaheim Ducks - 2021, third round (66th overall).
Current team: Guelph Storm (OHL). GP: 26. G: 20. A: 15. PTS: 35.

Along with Finland/Germany kicking off the action, day 1 of the 2022 World Juniors will also see Russia face Sweden at 4:30pm ET/2:30pm MT, Czechia vs Canada at 7pm ET/5pm MT and the United States against Slovakia at 9:30pm ET/7:30pm MT.

Enjoy the tournament and have a safe holiday with your friends and family!

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