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Tired? Scheifele? Not when there's gold at stake

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Canada's forward Mark Scheifele celebrates with team mates after scoring his side's opening goal at the Ice Hockey World Championships quarterfinal match between Canada and Germany in the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Mark Scheifele is eight months into an extended hockey season, but insists he doesn't need a break.

"We all train hard to be able to stand up to the NHL season," the Winnipeg Jets centre said Friday from Cologne, Germany, where he and the rest of his Team Canada mates have the day off at the IIHF World Championship.