General managers and scouts from all NHL teams will be in attendance at the world junior tournament, not just to watch the draft-eligible players but also to check on the progress of their own drafted players and gauge how all the junior-aged players are doing.

Here’s a player to watch from each of the other nine teams in the tournament.

1. Auston Matthews, U.S.: Matthews fits right in playing against men in the top Swiss league and will only help his standing as the bonafide top prospect in the NHL draft in June.

2. William Nylander, Sweden: The Maple Leafs prospect was the AHL’s leading scorer when he left and has a chance to be the most dominant player at the world junior tournament.

3. Jesse Pulijarvi, Finland: The right winger has 12 points in 30 games for Karpat in Finland’s top league. He’s a top-three candidate for the NHL’s June draft.

4. Maxim Tretiak, Russia: The grandson of Russian great Vladislav Tretiak has been groomed for this job, the top goalie on Russia’s previous under-17 and under-18 squads.

5. Pavel Zacha, Czech Republic: Zacha’s 17 goals and 30 points — in 23 games — easily leads the Sarnia Sting in scoring. This will be his third world junior tournament.

6. Timo Meier, Switzerland: The first-round pick of the San Jose Sharks was tearing up the QMJHL in scoring with 36 points in his first 23 games.

7. Erik Cernak, Slovakia: The 18-year-old defenceman has three goals and five assists for the OHL Erie Otters. A second-round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in his first year of hockey in North America.

8. Alexander True, Denmark: The draft-eligible, 18-year-old from Copenhagen has 10 goals and nine assists for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL. It’s his second world junior tournament.

9. Dmitri Buinitski, Belarus: Buinitski was a key player at 17 in the Division-1A final against Norway last year, helping Belarus end an eight-year absence from the top tier of the world junior tournament.