Insider Trading: Have the Canucks decided to keep J.T. Miller?

The World Juniors have been targeted to get going August 8-19 in Alberta, but will all the big-name players be able to participate? Have the Canucks decided not to sell players like J.T. Miller ahead of the trade deadline? Which Canadian team has shown interest in Flyers defenceman Justin Braun? TSN Hockey Insiders Chris Johnston, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger have more.

On the heels of Canada’s huge win in the gold medal game, some big international hockey news on the horizon.

Darren Dreger – The World Junior Hockey Championship, as confirmed by president of the IIHF Luc Tardif, will be held in Alberta in mid-August.  I think we can be a bit more specific, the targeted dates are August 8-19, but they need full sign off from the participating teams and they should get that by the end of the Olympics.  However, I wouldn’t expect some of the headline players, specifically for Team Canada, like Owen Power, Cole Perfetti, maybe Mason McTavish, to be part of this.  It’s not etched in stone, but their focus more likely to be on NHL training and NHL camps.  Now in the meantime, you have got the ongoing discussion between the NHL and the Players’ Association on the 2024 World Cup of Hockey.  There was a meeting between the two groups Thursday morning. I’m told the IIHF is very much interested in bringing the World Cup of Hockey back; however, there are some NHL owners that need more information. Again, you’re talking about a shutdown of the regular season of the National Hockey League if they host it in February, so preliminary is the key word.  A lot of work to be done before they sign off on the World Cup of Hockey in 2024.

For some teams, the pre trade deadline plan is pretty cut and dry, but for others it’s a shifting