The 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship was set run from December 25th to January 5th and for the second straight year, the Habs had three prospects participating. However, the tournament was cancelled on December 29th due to several positive COVID tests. Here are their stats from the games they played.
Kaiden Guhle (Canada)
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIMS |
+/- |
SOG |
TOI |
Dec. 26 |
Czechia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
19:53 |
Dec. 28 |
Austria |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+4 |
3 |
16:38 |
Totals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+5 |
3 |
36:31 |
Oliver Kapanen (Finland)
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIMS |
+/- |
SOG |
TOI |
Dec. 26 |
Germany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
E |
1 |
15:57 |
Dec. 27 |
Austria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
E |
0 |
15:31 |
Totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
E |
1 |
31:28 |
Jan Mysak (Czechia)
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIMS |
+/- |
SOG |
TOI |
Dec. 26 |
Canada |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
21:26 |
Dec. 27 |
Germany |
1 |
0 |
0 |
E |
7 |
17:25 |
Totals |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
9 |
38:51 |
Over the years, many of the Habs and their prospects have played in this tournament. Here is a look at how each of those players performed.
Goalies
Player |
Year(s) |
Country |
Record |
GAA |
SV% |
SO |
Carey Price |
2007 |
Canada |
6-0-0 |
1.14 |
.961 |
2 |
Cayden Primeau |
2019 |
USA |
4-1-0 |
1.61 |
.937 |
0 |
Jake Allen |
2010 |
Canada |
4-0-0 |
2.06 |
.902 |
2 |
Samuel Montembeault was named to Canada’s entry for the 2016 tournament but didn’t play.
Defence
Player |
Year(s) |
Country |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIMS |
Alexander Romanov |
2019/20 |
Russia |
14 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
Kale Clague |
2017/18 |
Canada |
13 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
Kaiden Guhle |
2021 |
Canada |
7 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Josh Brook |
2019 |
Canada |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Louie Belpedio |
2016 |
USA |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Sami Niku |
2015/16 |
Finland |
12 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Jordan Harris |
2020 |
USA |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shea Weber |
2005 |
Canada |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Mattias Norlinder |
2020 |
Sweden |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Forwards
Player |
Year(s) |
Country |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIMS |
Joel Armia |
2011-2013 |
Finland |
19 |
11 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
Jonathan Drouin |
2013/14 |
Canada |
13 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
24 |
Ryan Poehling |
2018/19 |
USA |
14 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
Artturi Lehkonen |
2013-2015 |
Finland |
16 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
Christian Dvorak |
2016 |
USA |
7 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
Cole Caufield |
2020/21 |
USA |
12 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
Brendan Gallagher |
2012 |
Canada |
6 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Jesse Ylonen |
2019 |
Finland |
7 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
Jan Mysak |
2020/21 |
Czechia |
10 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Nick Suzuki |
2019 |
Canada |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Josh Anderson |
2014 |
Canada |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |