World Juniors: Day 1 Observations for Viro and Sebrango

Day 1 of the World Junior Championships is complete and two Detroit Red Wings defense prospects played steady during Group A games. Eemil Viro and Donovan Sebrango played a regular shift on defense for Finland and Canada respectively.

Here are the observations for both players after Day 1 of the WJC.

Eemil Viro- #6, LD, Finland

Eemil Viro played a regular shift on the 3rd defense pairing for Finland. Finland defeated Germany 3-1 in their first game in the tournament. They will play Austria today at 2:00 PM ET.

1: Viro played 27 shifts for a total of 20:13 TOI for Finland.

2: Viro was an even +/- player for Finland.

3: Viro had one shot on goal during the game.

4: Viro was on the first penalty killing unit and the unit killed off all four Germany power play attempts.

5: Viro looked confident and moved the puck with authority throughout the game.

6: Although not flashy, Viro doesn’t get caught out of position or make any glaring mistakes that result in Germany scoring chances.

Donovan Sebrango- #7, LD, Canada

Donovan Sebrango played a regular shift on the 3rd defense pairing for the powerful Canadian defense. Canada defeated Czechia 6-3 as defensemen scored five goals, in their first game of the tournament. Canada will play Austria on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET.

1: Sebrango played 24 shifts for a total of 19:50 TOI for Canada.

2: Sebrango was an even +/- player for Canada.

3: Sebrango scored the game tying 3rd goal for Canada late in the 1st period.

4: Sebrango was on the second penalty killing unit and were successful in killing off one of two Czechia power plays.

5: Sebrango was strong on the puck and covered for his defense partner who was often caught out of position.

6: Sebrango played a solid game at both ends of the ice and reminded me of former Red Wings defenseman Steve Chiasson when he was the captain of Canada at this tournament in 1987.