The Boston Bruins’ prospect pool is more talented and deeper than it has been in a very long time, and two of the highest gamers within the system will attempt to assist the US win the gold medal on the IIHF World Junior Championship for the third straight yr.
Group USA’s preliminary spherical schedule begins Friday at 6 p.m. ET towards Germany. This yr’s match is being performed in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Boston Faculty ahead James Hagens, whom the B’s chosen with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, is without doubt one of the finest gamers on Group USA’s roster. Hagens has tallied 18 factors (10 targets, eight assists) in 16 video games for BC this season. He has nearly matched his aim whole from 2024-25 when he scored 11 occasions in 37 video games.
Hagens shined eventually yr’s World Juniors. He scored 5 targets with 4 assists in seven video games, together with a aim within the gold medal sport towards Finland. He’s anticipated to play a distinguished position for Group USA at this yr’s match because the projected first-line heart. The BC star additionally was chosen as one of the team’s alternate captains.
Hagens is joined on Group USA’s roster by Bruins prospect Will Zellers, whom Boston acquired from the Colorado Avalanche as part of the Charlie Coyle trade last February.
Zellers is off to a sizzling begin for the College of North Dakota with 15 factors (10 targets, 5 assists) in 18 video games as a freshman. The 2024 third-round choose is a gifted aim scorer. Zellers in all probability will play a bottom-six position for the People at this match.
Hagens and Zellers aren’t the one Bruins prospects who will take part on the World Juniors.
Vashek Blanar, whom the Bruins drafted within the fourth spherical again in June, will play for Czechia. It is going to be the 18-year-old defenseman’s first expertise at this match.
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