The highlight of this season for Nathan MacKinnon was winning for his country, so he’s going to try and do it again.
MacKinnon and fellow Colorado Avalanche forward Martin Necas will play in the 2025 IIHF World Championship, which begins Friday in Stockholm, Sweden.
No other Avalanche players, including captain Gabe Landeskog, have been registered by their home countries to play in the tournament at this point. Landeskog, who just missed nearly three years on the ice, was able to play seven games without issue at the end of this season and the tournament is in his hometown but he is not expected to join the Swedes.