It was a banner day for a couple of San Jose Sharks players who are representing their countries at the IIHF World Championships in Prague of the Czech Republic. On the final day of the preliminary round competition, Brent Burns and Ben Smith each made a noticeable impacts for their respective countries.
Burns helped the Canadians cruise to 10-1 victory over Austria with two assists and a team-high 18 minutes and 22 seconds of ice time. Burns has continued to fire the puck on net as he was second on the team with five shots against the Austrians and is second with 23 shots on goal for the tournament.