2025 World Juniors: Canucks Prospects Preview

With December coming to a close, it is officially time for the 2025 World Juniors. This year's edition will feature three Vancouver Canucks prospects, as defensemen Tom Willander, Sawyer Mynio and Basile Sansonnens will represent their country. Here is a preview of the tournament for the three Canucks prospects and when fans can watch them play.

*Note: All 2025 World Junior games can be viewed on TSN

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Tom Willander- Team Sweden

Willander makes his second appearance at the World Juniors after helping Sweden capture a Silver Medal in 2024. Vancouver's first-round pick from 2023 is expected to play a significant role for Sweden, both at even strength and on the power play. Willander should be a 20+ minute-a-night player throughout the tournament as he hopes to help Sweden capture Gold for the first time since 2012.

Preliminary Round Schedule:

Dec. 26 vs Slovakia- 9:00 am PT
Dec. 27 vs Kazakhstan- 2:00 pm PT
Dec. 29 vs Switzerland- 9:00 am PT
Dec. 31 vs Czechia- 2:00 pm PT

Sawyer Mynio-Team Canada

The 2025 World Juniors will be Mynio's first opportunity to represent Canada internationally. The Canucks 2023 third-rounder is projected to play a depth role for the Canadians while also seeing time on the penalty kill. An annoying player to play against, Mynio should also bring some physicality to Canada's third pairing.

Preliminary Round Schedule:

Dec. 26 vs Finland- 4:30 pm PT
Dec. 27 vs Larvia- 4:30 pm PT
Dec. 29 vs Germany- 4:30 pm PT
Dec. 31 vs U.S.A- 5:00 pm PT

Basile Sansonnens- Team Switzerland

While Sansonnens has a long history of representing Switzerland, this will be his first time at the World Juniors. Vancouver's seventh-round pick from 2024 is projected to play on either Switzerland's second or third pair while seeing time on the penalty kill. With a strong team in this year's tournament, Sansonnens will be aiming to help Switzerland claim a medal for the first time since 1998

Preliminary Round Schedule:

Dec. 26 vs Czechia- 2:00 pm PT
Dec. 27 vs Slovakia- 10:00 am PT
Dec. 29 vs Sweden- 9:00 am PT
Dec. 31 vs Kazakhstan- 9:00 am PT