Vancouver Canucks prospect joins Team Canada at World Juniors After Devastating Injury
The Vancouver Canucks now officially have a prospect playing for Team Canada at the World Juniors, as Sawyer Mynio was registered to the roster as of December 27 according to the IIHF.
The move comes in the wake of the unfortunate injury suffered by draft eligible defenceman Matthew Schaefer, who collided with the net in a stunning upset by Team Latvia over Team Canada after appearing poised for a massive role with the team as a 17 year old.
Mynio's registration likely means Schaefer's tournament is coming to an end.
Mynio was previously named to the team,but was left off the active roster as an unregistered reserve along with forward Carson Rehkopf and goaltender Carson Bjarnason.
Canada outshot Latvia 57-27 on Friday night, but ultimately suffered their first loss to the country in a shootout.
The 19 year old native of Kamloops, BC will wear #7 throughout the tournament, and after spending some time in pre-tournament action with both Sam Dickinson and Caden Price he may once again spend time playing alongside those players.
Mynio was the 89th overall pick by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2023 NHL draft, he should suit up for his first game action on Sunday against Germany.
Vancouver Canucks add additional prospect to World Junior pool
With Sawyer Mynio officially being registered to Team Canada, the Vancouver Canucks now have three prospects officially playing at the World Juniors.
Mynio joins Sweden's Tom Willander, who is playing a prominent role for Team Sweden's blue line, and Swiss defenceman Basile Sansonnens.
While the Canucks representation at the World Juniors is now equal to or more than most other playoff teams, they're far from having the most prospects at the tournament.
Leading the way this year are the St. Louis Blues, who have a total of NINE players each competing in this year's tournament.
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