Five Minnesota Wild Prospects Make 2023 World Junior Championship Rosters

The Minnesota Wild will have five prospects participating in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax and Moncton, Canada, Dec 26 - Jan. 5. An update of player performance will be provided each day.
- FCaedan Bankier won 3-of-5 faceoffs and recorded one shot in 7:51 of TOI in Canada's 3-2 OT win in the gold medal game vs. Czechia. Tallied one assist, eight shots and a plus-3 rating in seven games and averaged 10:10 in TOI/game. - D David Spacek notched two shots in 21:23 of TOI in Czechia's 3-2 OT loss to Canada in the gold medal game. Collected eight points (3-5=8), 11 shots and a plus-7 rating in seven games. Ranked T-3rd in tournament scoring by defensemen and averaged 19:46 in TOI/game. - D Jack Peart recorded two shots in 17:08 of TOI in Team USA's 8-7 OT win in the bronze medal game vs. Sweden. Notched three assists, six shots and a plus-3 rating in seven games and averaged 17:40 in TOI/game. - F Liam Ohgren (alternate captain) tallied one goal and four shots in 16:32 of TOI in Sweden's loss to Team USA. Recorded two goals, 14 shots and won 41-of-76 faceoffs in seven games and averaged 17:40 in TOI/game. - F Servac Petrovskycollected three points (2-1=3), 14 shots and a plus-3 rating in five games for Slovakia. He averaged 18:59 in TOI/game.

Jan. 4 - Semifinals
Czechia vs. Sweden
USA vs. Canada
Jan. 5
Third-place game - Sweden vs. United States
Championship game - Czechia vs. Canada
Jan. 2 - Quarterfinal
Semifinal schedule for Jan. 4:
Czechia vs. Sweden
USA vs. Canada
Dec. 31
Quarterfinal schedule for Jan. 2:
Sweden vs. Finland
Czechia vs. Switzerland
USA vs. Germany
Canada vs. Slovakia
Dec. 30
Dec. 29
Dec. 28
Dec. 27
Dec. 26
D Jack Peart - USA
F Caedan Bankier - Canadav
F Liam Ohgren - Sweden
F Servac Petrovsky - Slovakia
D David Spacek - Czechia
| Group A | Group B | | --- | --- | | Austria | Finland | | Canada | Latvia | | Czechia | Slovakia | | Germany | Switzerland | | Sweden | United States |
Preliminary round games begin on Monday, Dec. 26.
Quarterfinals - Monday, Jan. 2.
Semifinals - Wednesday, Jan. 4
Gold Medal and Bronze Medal games - Thursday, Jan. 5
NHL Network will serve as the exclusive U.S. TV home of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship for the 15th consecutive year. Live game telecasts, plus comprehensive analysis, highlights, and interviews from Halifax and Moncton, NS, Canada will air throughout NHL Network's programming.