Hello sports fans. With the upcoming U20 world junior championship in Minnesota, starting the day after Christmas, let’s take a look at the Iceland Icecats representation at the tournament.
We begin with Team Canada, which has the most Icecats prospects on the roster. Iceland has a balanced representation, with 2 forwards, 2 defenders and 1 goalie. Up front, they have top prospect Porter Martone, currently leading Michigan State in scoring, along with recently acquired Cole Reschny. Cole is second in scoring on a solid North Dakota team. The defense is represented by talented but enigmatic Zayne Parekh and Harrison Brunicke. Both players have gotten a taste of NHL action this year but both need some more seasoning. In goal, Iceland is represented by Joshua Ravensbergen. Joshua, drafted by Iceland in the 2025 draft, is the 3rd goalie but may get some playing time. One notable snub is Justin Carbonneau, who is averaging nearly a goal per game in the Q.
Team USA has two Iceland prospects, one forward and one defender. Up front we have recently acquired Trevor Connelly. Trevor is in his first full season in the AHL and has 7 points in 11 games. On the back end, we have EJ Emery. EJ struggled last year with a single assist in 31 games, but he has already quadrupled that in 17 games. NOTE: Trevor Connelly was injured and is being replaced.
Team Sweden also has 2 Iceland prospects. Budding power forward Eddie Genborg and defender Leo Sahlin-Wallenius. Genborg is have a strong sophomore year in the SHL with 15 points in 26 games. Leo is having a steady but unspectacular year in the SHL.
Rounding out Icecats representation with 3 additional players. Vaclav Nestrasil represents Czechia, Aron Kiviharju and Daniil Ustinkov represents Switzerland. Nestrasil is having a strong year in the NCAA while Ustinkov still has a cool name and is helping GM Saouaf forget about Marcel Marcel. Aron Kiviharju is currently playing for Helsinki in the Finnish league.
Overall, Iceland has strong representation at the 2026 World Junior Championship with 12 representatives.
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