Paris and Cologne will have some Columbus Blue Jackets players roaming their historic streets in May. With the 2017 IIHF World Championships set to start on May 5th, Switzerland, Latvia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden will all have a Blue Jacket on their roster.
Team Sweden will have William Karlsson on the roster. One of the tournament favorites, Sweden has a young forward who could either play a familiar, fourth line role or step into a larger, play making role. A big miss though for Team Sweden as Jacket Alexander Wennberg will not be joining Karlsson in Europe.