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Jets' Ehlers, Morrissey, Trouba to play at worlds; Laine will not

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A collection of Winnipeg Jets will have the opportunity to represent their countries at the upcoming World Hockey Championship.

Related - Report: Scheifele, Duchene, MacKinnon to play for Canada at worlds

Following Winnipeg's final press conference of the season Monday, the team announced the following participants:

Player Team
Mark Scheifele Canada
Josh Morrissey Canada
Andrew Copp USA
Jacob Trouba USA
Connor Hellebuyck USA
Nikolaj Ehlers Denmark

The team also noted that rookie Patrik Laine would not be representing his native Finland. Laine appears to have decided not to play in the tournament, according to Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun.

The 2017 World Hockey Championship runs May 5-21 in Paris and Cologne, Germany.

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