Capitals Prospects in the World Juniors

by Stephen Pepper on Dec 24, 2009 11:30 AM EST

Here's a quick look at players in the Washington Capitals system who will (or could) be making their way to Saskatoon and Regina (the city that rhymes with fun), SK, for the 2010 World Junior Championship, beginning on Boxing Day (December 26th) and concluding on January 5th. Stats are year-to-date with each player's respective club.

Final rosters for all of Canada, Sweden, and the United States will include Caps prospects. Two Caps draftees remain on Russia's preliminary roster, which appears to still need a bit of trimming. As linked earlier this week, Puck Prospectus provides a nice preview of the tournament.

Canada

	League / Team	Acq'd	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG	PCT	TOI/G
Stefan Della Rovere (LW)	OHL / Barrie Colts	7th round (2008)	28	12	13	25	13	58	4	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A

Russia

	League / Team	Acq'd	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG	PCT	TOI/G
Dmitri Orlov (D)	KHL / Metallurg MK	2nd round (2009); unsigned	27	3	2	5	-4	14	1	0	1	40	7.5	16:24

	League / Team	Acq'd	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG	PCT	TOI/G
Dmitri Kugryshev (RW)	LHJMQ / Remparts de Québec	2nd round (2008); unsigned	35	15	32	47	7	26	1	0	1	105	14.3	N/A

Sweden

	League / Team	Acq'd	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	FO%	SOG	PCT	TOI/G
Marcus Johansson (C)	Elitserien / Färjestad	1st round (2009); unsigned	28	7	8	15	-2	10	2	0	2	41	49	14	N/A

Last summer's first round pick will also captain the Swedish squad.

United States

	League / Team	Acq'd	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG	PCT	TOI/G
John Carlson (D)	AHL / Hershey	1st round (2008)	29	1	23	24	17	6	1	0	1	64	1.6	N/A

All of these young gents rank within the top 15 Capitals prospects, according to Hockey's Future's summer rankings.

Sixteen games, including all Team USA games, will be televised in HD on the NHL Network, with Gary Thorne, Dave Starman and Fred Pletsch as your broadcast crew.

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A better picture of Mackan

At least in the context of this tournament.

ALEX, FЯEE

by EmilyB on Dec 24, 2009 12:07 PM EST reply actions

Makes me want to put on my Backstrom Tre Kronor jersey.

I’m excited to see what these kids can do in North America next year.

My ability to post is only surpassed by my ability to pinch pennies.

by jordanDC on Dec 24, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

Saw a blonde chick on the metro with a Backstrom Tre Kronor on yesterday. Pretty sweet jersey.

In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.

by Rob Parker on Dec 24, 2009 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

ice warrior?

by Natty Bumppo on Dec 24, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe (doubtful). If it were I would have definitely said hi, but as it was I just appreciated the jersey from afar and made my way to the game.

In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.

by Rob Parker on Dec 24, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions

I’m not a blonde don’t own a Tre Kronor jersey and I most definitely weren’t on the metro in Washington yesterday. I were however on a train going from Stockholm to Gothenburg sporting a red Caps tuque and was reading Gabby. Unfortunately no one approach me and started to talk about the greatness that is Jeff Schultz so I’m guessing there weren’t any rink rats/rabbits on board.

by Malin A on Dec 24, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

Haha. Nice. I was pretty sure you were in Europe. The girl had headphones on so I didn’t bother trying to tell her what a sweet jersey she had.

In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.

by Rob Parker on Dec 24, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

Nice. Were we not so limited in AP photography . . .

by Stephen Pepper on Dec 24, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

I’m especially excited to see Orlov and Johansson – I feel like I have a fairly good grasp on what the other three bring to the table, but the other two are kind of unknowns with a lot of potential. The little I saw of Orlov this summer was impressive, and I’ve heard only good things about our next Swedish center in training…

by Becca H on Dec 24, 2009 12:31 PM EST reply actions

I posted about an interview with Orlov last week.

And here’s a fairly recent Farjestad fan chat with Marcus.

Kugryshev, sitting down with Quebec media.

ALEX, FЯEE

by EmilyB on Dec 24, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Fantastic, thanks!

I can’t see the video w/ Kugryshev at work (I’m assuming it’s a video, I just have a white box on my screen) but the other two are great – clearly I need to spend more time perusing the FanShots because you and many others are on top of things! :)

by Becca H on Dec 24, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

NHL Network is airing the tourney, right?

by ns on Dec 24, 2009 12:46 PM EST reply actions

Most of it, yup – I think Stephen linked to it above, too, but you can check it out here.

In HD, no less! Hockey in HD…what a concept.

by Becca H on Dec 24, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

FYI – Gary Thorne is no longer doing the games. JP Dellacamera is taking over for him.

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/jp-dellacamera-to-replace-gary-thorne-at-world-juniors/

A man gotta have a code

by Carl Putnam on Dec 24, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions

Though I like Thorne, as a card-carrying member of the JP Union, I can make no further comment on this change.

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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

Understood. You JP’s gotta stick together.

I like JP as a football (soccer) announcer, not quite as much as a hockey announcer. Given the choices out there to replace Thorne I think its a good one.

A man gotta have a code

by Carl Putnam on Dec 24, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions

wasn’t johansson like the 7th swede and the 2nd swedish center taken in the first round this year? obv hedman is ineligible, but are the other draftees on the WJC roster? cool that mackan gets captain over other prospects.

by Natty Bumppo on Dec 24, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions

I can think of one Swedish pivot from the prior draft that didn’t make the team…

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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

boo. at least carlson alleviates some of the pain.

by Natty Bumppo on Dec 24, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

got off my ass and ran the search. jacob josefson was the swedish C i’d been pining for during pre-draft roundups. he was taken by new jersey, and is indeed on the WJC roster. LW magnus pääjärvi-svensson went to the oilers with the 10th overall pick, and he’s also on the roster. mackan is a half-year older than both.

by Natty Bumppo on Dec 24, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

mackan is kind of an afterthought to pääjärvi-svensson in the puck prospectus preview, sadly.

by Natty Bumppo on Dec 24, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions

Hard to resist all those umlauts.

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by J.P. on Dec 24, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

on both sides of the J, too…i wonder if he signs his name with one big line above it.

by Natty Bumppo on Dec 24, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

But. . . but. . . BLOODLINES!!!

“We wouldn’t even be having this discussion if his name were ~~Chris~~ Anton Smith.”

Grand Rapids A-Go-Go

by D'ohboy on Dec 24, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

I’m not positive on the exact order but you’re basically right. OEL might not play either, but I’m not sure. There is also Karlsson from OTT and I don’t know if he’s playing. OTT has been jerks about letting SWE know if he is going to be released or not. If OEL and Karlsson don’t play then John Carlson should be the best D in the tournament.

In an ideal world all ten fingers would be on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.

by Rob Parker on Dec 24, 2009 4:08 PM EST up reply actions