Standout prospects from the world juniors preliminary round: Hutson, Lyapunov, multiple Latvians

The preliminary round of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship is complete, and it was one to remember, with perhaps the most parity in the preliminary round of this tournament in its history. Kazakhstan took Slovakia to overtime, and the Latvians beat the Canadians for the first time in tournament history.

With that in mind, here are some of the standout players and performances of a round-robin to remember, with the medal round beginning this Thursday:

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