{"id":374581,"date":"2025-12-26T10:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/374581\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:24:12","slug":"six-flyers-prospects-are-in-action-today-for-the-wjc-tournament-and-three-will-wear-letters-on-their-jerseys-%e2%96%ba-flyers-nitty-gritty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/374581\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Flyers Prospects are in action today for the WJC Tournament, and three will wear letters on their Jerseys \u25ba FLYERS NITTY GRITTY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship kicks off today (December 26, 2025) in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, running through January 5, 2026. Believe it or not, the Flyers have a strong contingent of prospects participating\u2014three of them are wearing leadership letters (\u201cC\u201d or \u201cA\u201d) for their respective countries:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"33729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flyersnittygritty.com\/podcast-alert-is-oliver-ekman-larsson-the-best-option-for-the-flyers\/image-1-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flyersnittygritty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flyersnittygritty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flyersnittygritty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766744651_197_image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33729\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Porter Martone (Canada): Named captain. The Flyers\u2019 2025 first-round pick (No. 6 overall) is expected to be a top-line forward and key offensive driver for Canada.<br \/>\nJack Berglund (Sweden): Named captain. The 2024 second-round pick will lead Sweden after missing last year\u2019s tournament due to injury.<br \/>\nHeikii Ruhonen: Currently plays for Harvard, and he\u2019s off to a strong start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Other Flyers prospects in the tournament include:<\/p>\n<p>Jett Luchanko (Canada)<br \/>\nMax Westergard (Finland)<br \/>\nShane Vansaghi (USA)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"265\" data-attachment-id=\"32320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flyersnittygritty.com\/summit-logo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flyersnittygritty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/summit-logo.jpg?fit=768%2C265&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,265\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"summit-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flyersnittygritty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/summit-logo.jpg?fit=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flyersnittygritty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/summit-logo.jpg?fit=640%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766744651_105_summit-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32320\"  \/>215-752-0560 WWW.SUMMITPUBLICADJUSTERS.COM<\/p>\n<p>This gives Philly one of the deeper prospect representations at the WJC this year. Exciting time for Flyers fans\u2014plenty to watch as the tournament gets underway!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The WJC Tournament kicks off today, with 6 Flyers Prospects in the tourney<\/p>\n<p>3 of which will wear letters on their jerseys:<\/p>\n<p>Porter Martone, C, Canada<br \/>Jack Berglund, C, Sweden<br \/>Heikki Ruohonen, A, Finland<\/p>\n<p>Pretty impressive to say the least<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flyers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jamey Baskow (@JameyBaskow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JameyBaskow\/status\/2004489638765793729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Schedule:<\/p>\n<p>Sweden vs. Slovakia 1pm EST<\/p>\n<p>Denmark vs. Finland 330pm EST <\/p>\n<p>Germany vs. USA 6pm EST<\/p>\n<p>Czech Republic vs. Canada 830pm EST<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nitty-gritty-3.creator-spring.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">our Flyers Nitty Gritty Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nitty-gritty-3.creator-spring.com\/listing\/michkov-merch?product=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cool Matvei Michkov merchandise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About Author<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyersnittygritty.com\/author\/jbaskow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766744652_352_96cadbab9f3bb794d7846eb89daa19413232c40073706d45651d91a3c99915b3\"  class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flyersnittygritty.com\/author\/jbaskow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamey Baskow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flyers and Phantoms hockey writer. 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