Ottawa is hosting the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship through Jan. 5, which includes eight Seattle Kraken prospects playing on four of the tournament teams.
Each morning, we’ll list the schedule of games involving Kraken draft choices, as well as results of games played the previous day. The focus will be on Seattle prospects and notable achievements during their games.
Dec. 27 Games Involving Kraken Prospects
Kraken prospect teams in bold. All games televised by NHL Network. Pacific time used.
- Finland vs. Germany 12:30 pm
- Kazakhstan vs. Sweden 2 pm*
- Canada vs. Latvia 4:30 pm
*NHL Network will air this game at 8 pm
Dec. 26 Games Involving Kraken Prospects
Team records in parentheses.
(1-0-0) Canada 4
(0-1-0) Finland 0
(1-0-0) Czechia 5
(0-1-0) Switzerland 1
(1-0-0) Sweden 5
(0-1-0) Slovakia 2
Kraken Prospect Highlights
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Team Canada: Forward Berkly Catton certainly wasn’t shy, with six SOG in 13:05 of ice time. From the IIHF game story: “The Canadians failed to cash in on two power plays in the second half of the middle frame. Berkly Catton had a fabulous opportunity right in front of Rimpinen, but the Finnish goalie said no.” Forward Carson Rehkopf didn’t play.
Defenseman Caden Price was +2, playing 14:51 and contributing a pretty assist on Canada’s second goal (video below).
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Team Finland: Forward Julius Miettinen played 17:57, had four SOG, and took a “good” tripping penalty which prevented a scoring chance in close. Later, his backcheck prevented another Canada scoring opportunity, with TSN commentators impressed with his “closing speed and then some.”
Backup goalie Kim Saarinen didn’t play.
Team Czechia: Forward and Czech captain Eduard Sale scored a 2nd period power play goal (video below) on one of his two SOGs, and played 18:22. 78 seconds after Sale’s goal, forward Jakub Fibigr contributed an assist on Czechia’s third goal, to go with two SOGs, and was +2 in 16:01 of ice time.
Team Sweden: Forward Zeb Forsfjall played 14:27.