The 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship starts in two days, eight Lightning players are going to participate in competition. [NHL.com]
Eight Lightning players will be featured at this year’s World Championship, highlighted by Team Russia, which features three Bolts: goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, forward Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. Additionally, young forwards Anthony Cirelli and Mathieu Joseph will compete for Team Canada, Ondrej Palat and Jan Rutta will suit up for Team Czech Republic and Erik Cernak will play for the host Slovakian National Team.