On Thursday, the Vancouver Canucks were blessed by the news that yet another one of their players will suit up for the IIHF World Championship this year, which is set to take place in Russia in May 2016.
Thatcher Demko was named to the Team USA tournament roster, which now looks full in goal with three netminders. Here’s our report.
Coming off of a phenomenal season that saw him win the Mike Richter Award as USA’s top college netminder, Demko is currently being pursued by Canucks GM Jim Benning with the aim to sign the American netminder to a pro contract.