McDavid makes a bold prediction for his under 23 team at the World Cup.

When it comes to the World Cup of Hockey and it's unique format that will feature Team North America, a unit comprised of North America's best young stars under the age of 23 years old, one of their presumed leaders Connor McDavid is not lacking in confidence.

It's hard to blame the young forward, a player that many believe will evolve into the best in the World one day, especially when you consider just how stacked the talent around him is going to be. In fact McDavid believes that team North America has a chance of doing some damage in this tournament.

"It's exciting," McDavid said as per NHL.com's Mike Brophy. "There are a lot of good young players that have a lot of speed and skill. I think we have the ability to surprise some teams.

"We haven't been all together yet. But in talking with some of the guys, I think everyone has a quiet confidence. At the same time, I think we all understand we're the young bucks, the young guys, and nobody is really expecting too much from us. We'll see how it goes, but I think everyone is excited."

His confidence also seems to be infectious, and he's not the only young star who believes that the speed and skill of this young group could leave some of the older players reeling. 

"There is a lot of speed and a lot of talent on our team," said Panthers star Aaron Ekblad. "I think it all comes down to how we jell as a team led by [coach] Todd McLellan (Edmonton Oilers) and the rest of the coaching staff. I think we'll do fine."

Team North America may turn out to be one of the most exciting teams of this tournament.

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