The San Jose Sharks announced that Tomas Hertl has withdrawn from the World Cup of Hockey Sunday, Sept. 4. They still have seven players in the international tournament, and four of them play for Team Canada.
They are not playing small roles, either. Anyone on Team Canada is an elite player, but two Sharks were ranked among the top-50 players by NHL Network. The others both proved how crucial they were in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The better of their two forwards, Joe Thornton was the second-ranked Canadian Shark at No.