The finalized rosters for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship have been released and included are four Sharks prospects who will head to Denmark to represent their home countries. The tournament begins today.
Rudolfs Balcers will play for Latvia, Noah Rod will represent Switzerland, Manny Wiederer will play for Germany, and Radim Simek will skate for the Czech Republic. Balcers, Wiederer, and Simek played the season with the San Jose Barracuda, while Rod played most of the season for Genève-Servette in the Swiss professional league and finished the season in San Jose, adding nine games with the Barracuda.