Overview
- Team Sweden released a 26-player list that includes Canucks prospect Wilson Björck, with one player to be trimmed after a brief exhibition slate.
- Sweden’s tune-up games are scheduled against Canada on Dec. 18 and 21 and against Switzerland on Dec. 23.
- Switzerland announced its preliminary U20 group with Canucks prospect Basile Sansonnens, opening camp Dec. 10 in Kloten ahead of games versus Minnesota State, Denmark, and Sweden and Dec. 24 roster decisions.
- Three Anaheim Ducks prospects were named by their federations: Swedish centers Lucas Pettersson and Eric Nilson and Swiss goaltender Elijah Neuenschwander.
- The World Juniors run Dec. 26–Jan. 5 in St. Paul and Minneapolis, with Björck and Sansonnens set for Group B alongside the United States, Germany, and Slovakia.