It's the most wonderful time of the year for hockey fans rooting for their countries instead of specific teams as the teenagers rule the world for a week and a half. In British Columbia, Canada, 10 countries will compete for supremacy with the gold medal game happening in Vancouver on Jan. 5.

The Flyers have seven prospects competing in the tournament — four from the U.S., two from Sweden and one from Canada. This page will be updated as the tournament goes on with statistics and thoughts on the play of Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee, Jay O'Brien, Noah Cates, Jack St. Ivany, Adam Ginning and Samuel Ersson.

Check out the prospect report from Sunday's Courier-Post for thoughts on the four members of USA Hockey's team with insights from head coach Mike Hastings.

Morgan Frost, center/left wing, 🇨🇦 Canada

Age: 19

Height/weight: 6-feet, 185 pounds

Acquired: first-round pick in 2017 draft (27th overall)

Role: With the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Frost is a center and the top scorer for his team. Considering Canada's roster is stacked, he figures to play more left wing than in the middle. He has been lined up with his OHL teammate Barrett Hayton being the center on their line.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 8 p.m.: 🇨🇦 14, 🇩🇰0 — 3 goals, 2 assists, 14:56 TOI (CAN's player of the game)

Dec. 27, 8 p.m.: 🇨🇦3, 🇨🇭2 — 0 points, 15:15 TOI

Dec. 29, 8 p.m.: 🇨🇦5, 🇨🇿1 — 1 goal, 1 assist, 14:50 TOI

Dec. 31, 8 p.m.: 🇷🇺2, 🇨🇦1 — 0 points, 13:09 TOI

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 6:30 p.m.: 🇫🇮2, 🇨🇦1 (OT) — 1 assist, 15:31 TOI

Joel Farabee, left wing, 🇺🇸 U.S.

Age: 18

Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 170 pounds

Acquired: first-round pick in 2018 draft (14th overall)

Role: Ever since the summer showcase, Farabee has proven to be one of the more adept scorers for USA Hockey. He played one pre-tournament game with presumed No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft, Jack Hughes, and was with San Jose draftee Sasha Chmelevski in the other game.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 6:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸2, 🇸🇰1 — 0 points, 13:14 TOI

Dec. 28, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸8, 🇰🇿2 — 3 goals, 16:46 TOI

Dec. 29, 10:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇺🇸4 (OT) — 1 assist, 22:17 TOI

Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸4, 🇫🇮1 — 1 assist, 17:10 TOI

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 8 p.m.: 🇺🇸3, 🇨🇿1 — 0 points, 17:28 TOI

Semifinals

Jan. 4, 4 p.m.: 🇺🇸2, 🇷🇺1 — 0 points, 19:40 TOI

Final

Jan. 5, 8 p.m.: 🇫🇮3, 🇺🇸2 — 0 points, 19:09 TOI

Jay O'Brien, center/right wing, 🇺🇸 U.S.

Age: 19

Height/weight: 6-feet, 174 pounds

Acquired: first-round pick in 2018 draft (19th overall)

Role: It's unclear where exactly O'Brien fits in on the team. He was drafted as a center, but after two hits to the head with Providence College he was moved to right wing when he returned to the lineup and that was where he played in the two pre-tournament games for the U.S.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 6:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸vs. 🇸🇰 — 0 points, 10:54 TOI

Dec. 28, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸8, 🇰🇿2 — 0 points, 10:04 TOI

Dec. 29, 10:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇺🇸4 (OT) — 0 points, 8:57 TOI

Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸4, 🇫🇮1 — 0 points, 1:04 TOI

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 8 p.m.: 🇺🇸3, 🇨🇿1 — did not play

Semifinals

Jan. 4, 4 p.m.: 🇺🇸2, 🇷🇺1 — did not play

Final

Jan. 5, 8 p.m.: 🇫🇮3, 🇺🇸2 — did not play

Noah Cates, left wing, 🇺🇸 U.S.

Age: 19

Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 165 pounds

Acquired: fifth-round pick in 2017 draft (137th overall)

Role: The third-oldest player on the roster, Cates will probably get big responsibility on the team. He plays in all situations for Minnesota-Duluth and will probably get the same treatment in the tournament as well.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 6:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸vs. 🇸🇰 — 0 points, 15:47 TOI

Dec. 28, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸8, 🇰🇿2 — 0 points, 14:11 TOI

Dec. 29, 10:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇺🇸4 (OT) — 0 points, 14:41 TOI

Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸4, 🇫🇮1 — 0 points, 17:08 TOI

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 8 p.m.: 🇺🇸3, 🇨🇿1 — 1 goal, 17:17 TOI

Semifinals

Jan. 4, 4 p.m.: 🇺🇸2, 🇷🇺1 — 0 points, 17:18 TOI

Final

Jan. 5, 8 p.m.: 🇫🇮3, 🇺🇸2 — 2 assists, 12:34 TOI

Jack St. Ivany, defenseman, 🇺🇸 U.S.

Age: 19

Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 194 pounds

Acquired: fourth-round pick in 2018 draft (112th overall)

Role: It's unclear how much the Yale product will play, but he won Hastings over when he saw him in person against Harvard. He played with Voorhees native Mattias Samuelsson in both pre-tournament games for the U.S. squad and Hastings said he continued to get better throughout the team's brief camp.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 6:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸vs. 🇸🇰 — 0 points, 6:37 TOI

Dec. 28, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸8, 🇰🇿2 — 0 points, 8:47 TOI

Dec. 29, 10:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇺🇸4 (OT) — 0 points, 0:30 TOI

Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m.: 🇺🇸4, 🇫🇮1 — 0 points, 14:18 TOI

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 8 p.m.: 🇺🇸3, 🇨🇿1 — 0 points, 8:48 TOI

Semifinals

Jan. 4, 4 p.m.: 🇺🇸2, 🇷🇺1 — 0 points, 0:21 TOI

Final

Jan. 5, 8 p.m.: 🇫🇮3, 🇺🇸2 — did not play

Adam Ginning, defenseman, 🇸🇪 Sweden

Age: 18

Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 196 pounds

Acquired: second-round pick in 2018 draft (50th overall)

Role: Ginning's game is more of the stay-at-home type, so he doesn't have the flash of teammates Adam Boqvist or Erik Brannstrom, but he should be in the lineup every game. Look for him to be on the third defense pair as he was in pre-tournament play.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 10:30 p.m.:🇸🇪2, 🇫🇮1 — 0 points, 17:29 TOI

Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇸🇰2 — 0 points, 13:56 TOI

Dec. 29, 10:30 p.m.:🇸🇪5, 🇺🇸4 (OT) — 0 points, 18:33 TOI

Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪4, 🇰🇿1 — did not play (flu)

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 4 p.m.: 🇨🇭2, 🇸🇪0 — 0 points, 9:05 TOI

Samuel Ersson, goalie, 🇸🇪 Sweden

Age: 19

Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 176 pounds

Acquired: fifth-round pick in 2018 draft (143rd overall)

Role: Because goalie Olle Eriksson Ek was one of the Swedish players who took his silver medal off last year in disgust, he was suspended the first two games of the tournament. That opened the door for Ersson to be Sweden's starter for the tournament.

Preliminary schedule/results

Dec. 26, 10:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪2, 🇫🇮1 — 29 saves on 30 shots

Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇸🇰2 — 20 saves on 22 shots

Dec. 29, 10:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪5, 🇺🇸4 (OT) — 25 saves on 29 shots

Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m.: 🇸🇪4, 🇰🇿1 — did not play

Quarterfinals

Jan. 2, 4 p.m.: 🇨🇭2, 🇸🇪0 — 33 saves on 35 shots