Standout draft-eligible performances at the 2023 U20 5 Nations
While most of the scouting world's attention was directed toward the U18 Five Nations in Finland last week, the U20 tournament held in Chomutov, Czechia also featured some of the top European prospects in this year's draft class.
While Sweden didn't have much draft-eligible talent in their lineup due to the fact that they brought their A roster and lack top-end talent in this year's class, Finland and Czechia both had three skaters logging minutes in notable roles, many of them with first-round aspirations.
Many of these prospects have also played more limited minutes with their league teams, making this a very noteworthy opportunity to showcase their skills in a more extensive manner.
After having dug into the tape, here's my review of how they performed.