Author’s note: This article was written on Sunday evening before Craig Morgan reported Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will also represent Canada at the 2021 World Championship. Kuemper previously played for Canada the 2018 Worlds in Denmark.
After six seasons in the American Hockey League and 26 NHL games with the Arizona Coyotes, Michael Bunting is about to get his first taste of international hockey.
Team Canada general manager Roberto Luongo has reportedly invited Bunting—a product of Scarborough, Ontario—to represent his home country at the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia.