BLOG: Eight Players to Compete in 2021 IIHF World Championship

The regular season might be over, but there are plenty of Blackhawks set to compete in the 2021 IIHF World Championship when the tournament opens on Friday in Riga, Latvia.

Nicolas Beaudin (Canada), Brandon Hagel (Canada), Dominik Kubalik (Czech Republic), Philipp Kurashev (Switzerland) and Nikita Zadorov (Russia) are all set to represent their countries over the next month, as are 2020 first-round pick
Lukas Reichel
(Germany), forward
Brandon Pirri
(Canada) and unsigned prospect
Maxim Shalunov
(Russia).
UPDATE: 2020 second-round pick Drew Commesso was added to the U.S. roster as a replacement netminder on May 24
Recently-signed prospect Jakub Galvas
was set to compete for Czech Republic as well, but suffered a pre-tournament injury that will hold him out of the competition.
Group play of the 16-team tournament runs from May 21-June 1. Eight teams will advance to the knockout phase that begins on June 3 with the gold medal game set for June 6.
2021 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
BLOG: Full Schedule of Blackhawks in Action at Worlds
BLOG: Kubalik Nets OT Winner on Day 4
BLOG: Beaudin Adds First Point on Day 3
BLOG: Reichel Scores in Second Straight Game on Day 2
BLOG: Reichel, Kubalik Shine on Day 1

PLAYERS BY COUNTRY

CANADA: Beaudin, Hagel, Pirri
CZECH REP.: Kubalik
GERMANY: Reichel
RUSSIA: Zadorov, Shalunov
SWITZERLAND: Kurashev

BLACKHAWKS 2021 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

All times listed in CST. Teams with Blackhawks players listed in bold.
MAY 21
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MAY 31
JUNE 1
- SUI vs. GBR - 4:15 a.m. - CAN vs. FIN - 4:15 a.m. - CZE vs. SVK - 8:15 a.m. - RUS vs. BLR - 12:15 p.m. - GER vs. LAT - 12:15 p.m.