You Won't See Danila Yurov At World Juniors (And That's Good)

Danila Yurov won't play at the World Junior Championships due to political issues in Ukraine. Yurov was drafted by Minnesota Wild with the 25th pick in the summer's draft. The World Juniors is a good opportunity for the Wild to see their prospects. Marat Khusnutdinov is playing for SKA this season. He's signed a contract through next season and is getting more ice time. It's not easy to get Russian draft picks overseas. They fall down the draft boards. Minnesota will see him next fall.   Liam Öhgren, Jack Peart, Caeden Bankier, David Spacek, Carson Lambos and Kyle Masters didn't make it to the tournament.

Danila Yurov won't play at World Juniors. He's not signed an extension with the KHL. The KH might be trying to leverage his development in negotiations. If that's the case, he'll miss seven games of action in this tournament.

Spacek, Bankier, Öhgren and Peart are Wild prospects playing in the World Junior Championships. Spacek played a big role in Team Czechia's 5-2 win over Canada. Ögren played 18 minutes for Team Sweden in their 11-0 win against Team Austria. Petrovsky played 20 minutes in Slovakia's opening 5,2 loss against Finland.