Mittelstadt named WJHC MVP; Dahlin highlights tournament All-Star team

United States forward Casey Mittelstadt didn't get the gold medal he wanted, but he was named tournament MVP, as voted by members of the World Junior Championship media. The Buffalo Sabres draft pick finished the tournament with four goals and seven assists.

Mittelstadt was also the top forward of the tournament, and named to the tournament all-star team:

Directorate Awards

Award	Player	Country
Top Goaltender	Filip Gustavsson	Sweden
Top Defenseman	Rasmus Dahlin	Sweden
Top Forward	Casey Mittelstadt	USA

Gustavsson finished the tournament with a .924 save percentage and a 1.81 GAA.

Dahlin, nearly a lock to be the top pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, had six assists and 25 shots on goal in the tournament.

All-Star team

Position	Player	Country
Goalteder	Filip Gustavsson	Sweden
Defenseman	Rasmus Dahlin	Sweden
Defenseman	Cale Makar	Canada
Forward	Casey Mittelstadt	USA
Forward	Filip Zadina	Czech Republic
Forward	Kieffer Bellows	USA

Makar led all defensemen with three goals from the back end, and finished tied with Czech defender Libor Hajek with eight points.

Zadina, who, like Dahlin, is still draft eligible, finished tied for second in the tournament with seven goals. Only Bellows, who potted nine goals, scored more.

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