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It’s that time of year again — no, not the holidays — when countries and NHL prospects gather for the IIHF World Junior Championship.

The Rangers will have three draft picks participating in the 2024 international tournament, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden — the host country for the seventh time — and beginning Tuesday before concluding with the gold medal game on Jan. 5.

Team USA will feature two of the Blueshirts’ most recent draft picks in forward Gabe Perreault (first round, 23rd overall in 2023) and defenseman Drew Fortescue (third round, 90th overall in 2023).

Coming off a bronze medal finish last year, the United States will look to secure gold for the first time since 2021.

Team USA has medaled in six of the past eight World Junior Championships.

In two of the previous four tournaments, however, the country hasn’t medaled.

It’s been a successful start to the tournament for the Americans, who beat Sweden, 5-3, on Thursday and Canada, 6-5 in overtime, on Saturday in the exhibition round.

Their first official opponent will be Norway on Tuesday.

After taking on Switzerland Thursday, Team USA will face Czechia the next day and Slovakia the day after that.

In the last exhibition matchup, Perreault skated on the left wing of the third line with Will Smith (Boston College, Sharks’ fourth-overall pick in 2023) and Ryan Leonard (Boston College, Capitals’ eighth-overall pick in 2023).

Fortescue, a native of Pearl River, N.Y., was on a defensive pair alongside Ryan Chesley (University of Minnesota, Capitals’ 37th-overall pick in 2022).