The Penguins’ season is over, but a handful of their players will be representing their respective home countries in the annual World Championship tournament. It is taking place in Finland and Latvia this year and starting up next week. Here’s the list of players with Pens’ connections.
Team USA
Despite talk from that Jake Guentzel he would don the red, white and blue in a hockey event for a first time, he changed his mind and cited an undisclosed minor injury will prevent him from playing in this tournament. That might have been to Drew O’Connor’s gain that an extra roster spot was opened up.