D espite being named to Team Canada's roster, Vancouver Canucks defensive prospect Sawyer Mynio was not registered by the team ahead of their first game at the 2025 World Juniors.

The Vancouver Canucks will once again have three prospects at the World Juniors, but this time they won't all be on Team Sweden.

World Juniors is officially underway. Boxing Day saw two Vancouver Canucks prospects hit the ice as Tom Willander and Basile Sansonnens played their first games of the tournament. Here is a look at how the two defensemen performed.

IIHF World Junior Championships have officially kicked off, and all three Vancouver Canucks prospects were in action — or close to it — on Boxing Day.