Team Sweden
Jesper Wallstedt – The highly-touted goalie prospect stolen by the Wild at 20th overall will be on every hockey fan’s radar. The Swedish Wall has been hyped as the top goalie prospect in the world and will look to prove that by continuing his insane level of play from the canceled tournament earlier this year, where in the two games played he had a 96.2 save percentage (SV%), a 1.50 goals against average (GAA), and a monster 48 save shutout.
Wallstedt continued improving post-cancellation in the Swedish Hockey League where he topped all goaltenders with a 1.98 GAA and was top five with a 91.8 SV% in 22 games played.
Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 48 shots he faced en route to a 3-0 Sweden SHUTOUT win over Slovakia! He was by far their best player. He now improves to 2-0 in the World Junior Tournament. Overall, he has stopped 75/78 SOG in the tourney. #mnwild pic.twitter.com/vQssQiSecC
— MNW Young Guns (@mnwprospects) December 28, 2021
Liam Öhgren – The newly acquired first round pick will be the Wild’s most coveted forward in the tournament. After a strong year in Djurgardens with 58 points in 30 games, Ohgren will look to prove his offensive prowess to his new team and perhaps collect a medal in the process.