NHL-Leading Four Ducks Prospects Named to U.S. National Team for 2021 World Juniors
Dec 12, 2020Anaheim Ducks prospects are leading the way with Team USA.
The U.S. National Junior Team roster for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships, announced today, includes an NHL-leading four players from the Ducks organization. Forwards Trevor Zegras (ninth overall, 2019 NHL Draft) and Sam Colangelo (36th overall, 2020 NHL Draft) and defensemen Jackson LaCombe (39th overall, 2019 NHL Draft) and Henry Thrun (101st overall, 2019 NHL Draft) will represent their country when the tournament begins on Dec. 25 in Edmonton, Alberta.
The Ducks have six players overall at the tournament including the four Americans, Jamie Drysdale (Canada) and Albin Sundsvik (Sweden). Dates, times and the television schedule are listed below.
Zegras will make his second World Junior Championship appearance after recording nine assists (all primary) to lead the 2020 tournament, which ranked tied for fourth-most by a U.S. player in a single World Junior Championship.
Drysdale (Canada) will also make his second appearance after helping Canada to a gold medal in 2020. At 17 years, 8 months, Drysdale became the youngest defensemen since 2001 to appear in a World Junior Championship for Canada (Jay Bouwmeester, 17 years, 3 months), and the sixth-youngest Canadian defensemen all-time.
Four California-born players were named to Team USA’s roster, second only to Massachusetts (5).
Anaheim’s six players named to World Junior Championship rosters:
Team USA
Sam Colangelo (2020 second round, 36th overall)
Jackson LaCombe (2019 second round, 39th overall)
Henry Thrun (2019 fourth round, 101st overall)
Trevor Zegras (2019 first round, ninth overall)
Canada
Jamie Drysdale (2020 first round, sixth overall)
Sweden
Albin Sundsvik (2020 sixth round, 160th overall)
2021 World Junior Schedule:
Sunday, Dec. 20 (Exhibition)
U.S. vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Monday, Dec. 21 (Exhibition)
Canada vs. Sweden, 3 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Dec. 22 (Exhibition)
U.S. vs. Finland, 3 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Sweden vs. Switzerland, 6:30 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 23 (Exhibition)
Canada vs. Russia, 3 p.m. PT
Friday, Dec. 25
U.S. vs. Russia, 6:30 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Saturday, Dec. 26
Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 11 a.m. PT
Canada vs. Germany, 3 p.m. PT
Austria vs. U.S., 6:30 p.m. PT (NHL Network)
Sunday, Dec. 27
Canada vs. Slovakia, 3 p.m. PT
Monday, Dec. 28
Sweden vs. Austria, 3 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Czech Republic vs. U.S., 11 a.m. PT (NHL Network)
Switzerland vs. Canada, 3 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Sweden vs. Russia, 6:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, Dec. 31
Finland vs. Canada, 3 p.m. PT
U.S. vs. Sweden, 6:30 p.m. PT (NHL Network)