#world-junior-championships

#world-junior-championships

After the Bruins drafted James Hagens seventh overall, speculation began to swirl that he could play alongside Zellers at this year's IIHF World Junior Championships. Given Zellers' strong start at the University of North Dakota, where he has tallied 15 points in 18 games, and Hagens' equally-as-strong showing at Boston College, this theory has come to fruition in the last week or so at the World Juniors.

Meanwhile, 2024 fourth-round pick Victor Johansson will represent Team Sweden as both teams look to compete for a medal. Team Canada is looking to rebound after two disappointing showings at the tournament back-to-back in 2024 and 2025, going without a medal two years in a row for the first time since 2013/2014, meanwhile Team Sweden find themselves in a similar spot after finishing fourth last season.

On Monday evening, Shortt attended a homecoming at Galway Corinthians rugby club, where he'd spent much of his sporting youth before deciding, as an U-16, that the time was right to focus on swimming. "I didn't expect so many people to show up," he says of the welcome back. "I think half the town was there. It was great seeing everybody and I was just very proud."