Predators' Rinne, Josi, Jones, Fiala heading to World Championship

A few Nashville Predators still have some hockey left in them this season.

Fresh off being eliminated from the playoffs by the Chicago Blackhawks, a quartet of Pekka Rinne (Finland), Seth Jones (USA), Roman Josi and Kevin Fiala (Switzerland) will now be heading to the Czech Republic to participate at the World Championship.

Rinne backstopped Finland to a silver medal at the 2014 tournament - losing to Russia in the final - while posting a .928 save percentage in nine games. He finished the 2014-15 NHL season as a Vezina Trophy finalist.

Jones impressed at last year's event, recording the most points by a defenseman with two goals and nine assists in nine games. Team USA however, failed to bring home a medal.

Josi has appeared at the tournament on multiple occasions, while Fiala will be making his World Championship debut. Switzerland last earned a medal in 2013, with Josi posting nine points in 10 games en route to a silver.