Connor Bedard, Seth Jones, Alex Vlasic and other Chicago Blackhawks teammates will face off in next month’s IIHF World Championship in Czechia.
The Blackhawks’ Seth Jones , Connor Bedard and Philipp Kurashev celebrate after Bedard’s goal against the Stars on April 6, 2024, at the United Center. were among the first 15 players named to the U.S. men’s hockey team for next month’s IIHF World Championship in Czechia.
Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek blocks a shot by the Flames on March 26, 2024, at the United Center. “Just talking to some of those guys in a little text string, obviously we’re going over to win,” said Jones, who’ll reunite with former Columbus Blue Jackets defensive partner Zach Werenski. “We haven’t won in a long time. We’re not going over there just to mess around.”
A product of the U.S. National Team Development Program, Vlasic won bronze at the 2019 U18 worlds, but a positive COVID-19 test robbed him of a chance to play in the 2021 world juniors, which Team USA won. “I remember loving it,” he said. “I remember at the time liking the Olympic sheet better than the NHL because I’m a bigger guy and can have a little bit more room to get my feet going and use my size to my advantage and get those big legs chugging.”“It’s definitely harder to close out plays,” Vlasic said. “It’s a lot wider and you have more room, more time with the puck, so you might not be able to kill plays as fast as you would like. So that’s something you have to adapt to.
“If you’re competing against another country, another guy, after the game obviously you say, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ But on the ice I’ve always had that mindset of we’re not really friends out here right now. We’re competing.”Blackhawks center Philipp Kurashev takes a shot against the Wild on Feb. 7, 2024, at the United Center.
Korchinski won gold at the 2023 world juniors along with Bedard, Nolan Allan, Colton Dach and Ethan Del Mastro — all fellow Hawks rookies or prospects.
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