Six Colorado Avalanche players are representing their countries for the World Cup of Hockey, which runs from September 17 to October 1.
As I noted in a previous post, the schedule means all six of the players will miss all of training camp. It’s highly likely half of those players could miss the Burgundy and White game as well as the first three preseason games as well.
I also noted in that post that players could succumb to injury during these exhibition games. An injury would not only eliminate their preseason training altogether, it could cut into the regular season as well.