Maple Leafs put in strong showing at 2016 World Championships

The Toronto Maple Leafs had four players taking part at the 2016 IIHF World Championships in Russia this month. Here's how they fared...Rielly captured a gold medal at the World Championships, playing in all 10 games for Canada and recording a goal -- a game-winner -- and three points. He led Canada in ice time in four of his 10 games, including a semifinal win over the United States and a win over Finland in the gold medal game where he put in 25:53 on the blueline. He was named a Player of the Tournament for Team Canada.

Komarov took home a silver medal from the Worlds following a 2-0 loss to Canada in the gold medal game. Despite what was surely a disappointing result for the Finns,…