Vancouver Canucks Prospect Denied Last Minute By Team Canada World Juniors
Vancouver Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio was not registered ahead of Team Canada's first game at the 2025 World Juniors.
The native of Kamloops, BC was named to the roster just over a week ago, but at this point is slated to not suit up for his country.
Mynio is left off of the official roster along with Seattle Kraken prospect Carson Rehkopf and Philadelphia Flyers goalie prospect Carson Bjarnason.
Despite not being registered, the Canucks prospect could find his way into Team Canada's lineup with an injury, and while there are only four preliminary games - injuries are not unheard of.
While it'll be disappointing to not see Mynio suit up, being selected ahead of the wide crop of Canadian defencemen available is still no small feat.
Sam Dickinson, Oliver Bonk, Tanner Molendyk, Caden Price, Beau Akey, Matthew Schaefer, and Andrew Gibson stand to make up Canada's defensive core for the length of the tournament barring injury.
A strong D+2 season for Sawyer Mynio
Mynio, a third round pick in 2023, took strides last year as a top defenceman with the Seattle Thunderbirds.
This year, the 19 year old is further building his case to be a future member of the Canucks, and is starting to look like a steal at 89th overall.
So far in 18 games played, Mynio has 19 points for a Thunderbirds team that has struggled this season.
If his WHL team continues to struggle throughout the season, he'll likely get moved to a contender.
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