Bednarik, a fellow Islanders prospect and BU Terrier will join Eiserman at World Juniors as he makes his first WJC appearance. The 2024 second-round pick (61st overall) has nine points (5G, 4A) this season for BU, including three goals in his last four games.
Bednarik tallied nine points for BU at this point last year, and he finished with 19 points (2G, 17A). He has earned 11 points (5G, 6A) in 14 games for Team USA at the U-17 and U-18 levels.
Jacob Kvasnicka, the Islanders 2025 seventh-round pick (202nd overall) was a late cut by Team USA.
The World Juniors begin on Dec. 26 and run until Jan. 5. See the full World Juniors schedule here. Follow the Islanders World Junior Tracker starting on Dec. 26. Islanders 2025 first-round pick (17th overall) Kashawn Aitcheson will represent Team Canada, while 2025 first-round pick Victor Eklund will represent Team Sweden. Tomas Poletin, the Islanders’ 2025 fourth-round pick, has dressed in Czechia’s pre-tournament games.