I was trying to think of that myself. There’s been a strong US presence in past years, but this year, I’m looking at the sidebar and coming up empty after those five. I actually almost forgot about Lander until I heard his name on Sportscentre yesterday.

As for Kozun, that’s the sort of thing I’ve gotten used to seeing him do, and it’s great to see him continue to put up the numbers after Brett Sonne, also the WHL scoring leader at the time of the tournament, was relegated to a fourth-line support role last year (he had the skillset for it, but still). It’s an unusual game for a small man, to set up near the crease like that, and it’s earned him more than his share of abuse, but he never stays down, which is what’s really left an impression with me. If he manages to avoid injury, he’ll have an NHL career.

You’re seeing now why I keep harping the fact that Cam Abney and Jordan Bendfeld were both taken by the Oilers ahead of him; if they combine for more than 5 NHL games between them, I’ll be fucking stunned. Guys like them grow on trees in every two-bit minor-pro league in North America; guys like Kozun less so.