To absolutely nobody’s surprise, Mark Scheifele cannot get enough.
The 23-year-old centre, just finished with a strong leap forward as a front-line NHL player, is already back on the ice, playing for Team Canada at the world hockey championship in Russia.
Team Canada starts the tournament Friday in St. Petersburg with an 8:15 a.m. game against the U.S.
Scheifele’s third NHL season with the Winnipeg Jets produced career-bests of 29 goals and 61 points, though there was some heartbreak to the year as the Jets struggled for long stretches and eventually missed the Stanley Cup tournament.