Following the final day of the 2018-19 season for the Colorado Avalanche, several players from the team have now decided to fly to Slovakia and play for their home countries in the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championships. The tournament started today (Friday), but countries always leave roster spots open for late arrivals from the NHL and AHL playoffs.
TyJo was the first of the Avalanche to sign up for the tournament. He’s joined a short-handed Canada squad containing a lot of young and inexperienced players. They were dealt a massive blow on the final day of their training camp when Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares suffered an oblique injury and was called straight home by Kyle Dubas and the team.