The U-18 World Championship concluded on Sunday with the United States erasing a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2.
It was quite the final game, putting a solid end to an otherwise lopsided tournament. USA and Sweden were perfect throughout and finished 1-2, with Canada edging out Slovakia in the bronze medal game. What a way to go out: two thrilling matchups to close out an interesting trip to Basel, Switzerland.
Truthfully, most of the fun came in watching top 2024 NHL Draft prospects Macklin Celebrini, Cole Eiserman and Aron Kiviharju. But the main course of action was to zero in on this year’s draft prospects, such as Will Smith, Dalibor Dvorsky and Axel Sandin Pellikka. This was the last chance for these players to show what they’re made of ahead of the NHL Draft combine in early June. And for the United States, it was a goodbye to one of the most dominant USNTDP groups ever assembled..
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