from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
The Wings have players on the rosters of half of the participating nations. For some of them, it will be an opportunity to make an impression ahead of challenging for an NHL job next month in Traverse City.
"It's fantastic for players to go into these world junior tournaments," general manager Steve Yzerman said July 14. "They're great experiences individually for them, but also in their development as hockey players playing in big games, do-or-die games and under the pressure, I think is great."
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Sweden
As can be expected with a Swedish national team, there are Wings in the mix: defensemen Simon Edvinsson and William Wallinder, and forward Theodor Niederbach.