5/11/21 | 7:43PM: Braden Schneider will play for Canada at the World Championships. (Dreger)
5/10/21 |10:15PM: Lafreniere’s agent confirmed that he won’t be playing for Canada and cited the pandemic, condensed schedule and that he hasn’t seen his family since November as reasons why. (TVA)
9:24 PM: The Rangers have announced that the following players are slated to play at the World Championships when they begin on May 21st.
- Czech Republic: Libor Hajek, Filip Chytil
- USA: Zac Jones, Colin Blackwell, Kevin Rooney
- Slovakia: Adam Huska