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Switzerland's Nino Niederreiter is perhaps the most recognisable NHL name on a roster full of experience, mostly playing in the Swiss league.Ģ023 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship format There is bad news for Slovakia however, as the breakout star from Beijing 2022 Juraj Slafkovsky has been excluded from the side after failing to recover from an injury sustained in January while playing for the Montreal Canadiens. The Czechs have both Filip Chytil (22 goals for the New York Rangers) and Dominik Kubalik (20 goals for the Detroit Red Wings) among their forward group to provide the firepower. In defence, Canada will rely on 34-year-old Brad Hunt to bring his know-how to the ice.Ĭzechia, Slovakia, and Switzerland all pose significant threats to the Canadians in this group. Additionally, World Junior Championship gold medallist Adam Fantilli – projected to be drafted second overall in this year's NHL Draft – is in the squad and could raise his own stock even higher. The 31-year-old Calgary Flames winger should help provide some experience, having won World gold in 2015. Tyler Toffoli, who scored a personal-best 34 goals in the NHL this season, will help lead the front three. An exception to that is the 34-year-old Milan Lucic, in line to make his World Championship debut for the Canadians.

Over in Group B, Canada are the favourites to win the group, even with a relatively young squad.

Indeed, they haven’t even reached the gold-medal game at a Worlds since then, although they did win bronze in 1996, 2004, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2021. They haven’t won World gold since clinching Olympic gold in 1960 that doubled as the world title. With yet another inexperienced and experimental squad, the Americans' gold-medal drought might continue. The United States have named a team mostly centred on players in the minor American Hockey League as well as college teams, with two-time Stanley Cup winner Nick Bonino the most experienced name on the squad. Other NHLers include Rasmus Sandin and 21-year-old hotshot winger Lucas Raymond. On Team Sweden, the Anaheim Ducks' Jakob Silfverberg – a Sochi 2014 Olympic silver medallist – is the most experienced head with an NHL background on the team's extended 27-man preliminary list. They will instead rely on the Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen as one of the side's strongest players this year. Meanwhile, veteran forward Valtteri Filppula, who captained Finland to double gold last year, has not been selected for this year's team. While the Finns are defending champions, they will be without Patrik Laine, the Columbus Blue Jackets forward who suffered an injury towards the end of the NHL season and has opted out of the world championships to focus on recovery. Finland, Sweden, and the United States are the front-runners to qualify from Group A, with Germany and Denmark likely contesting the fourth spot between them.

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