Rangers to have four representative at World Juniors

Halverson

The New York Rangers will have four prospects playing in this year’s World Junior Championships, held this year in Helsinki, Finland.

• USA: Brandon Halverson (2nd round, 2014)
• Finland: Aleksi Saarela (3rd, 2015)
• Russia: Sergei Zborovsky (3rd, 2015)
• Slovakia: Adam Huska (7th, 2015)

Saarela is definitely the most talented prospect the Rangers have going, with a line of 10-15-25 in just 27 games in the Finnish Liiga. Zborovsky, whom many thought was a bit of a reach in the third round, has been showing why the Rangers drafted him this high. He’s improved this season, and this will be our first real look at him on a big stage.

As for the goalies, Halverson played for the USA last year, but his use was limited. He will be fighting for the starting gig this year. Huska has been having a stellar year in the USHL, and it shows why Gordie Clarke was so happy to get him in the seventh round. It will be interesting to get a look at him against the next level of competition.

Worth noting that both Pavel Buchnevich and Igor Shesterkin are playing for CSKA in the KHL, they will not be playing in the WJC this year.