Blues' Schwartz to miss remainder of World Championship with upper-body injury

HERNING, DENMARK - MAY 14: Jaden Schwartz (L) of Canada and Rodrigo Abols of Latvia battle for the puck during the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Group B game between Canada and Latvia at Jyske Bank Boxen on May 14, 2018 in Herning, Denmark.
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St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz will miss the remainder of the World Championship due to an upper-body injury, Hockey Canada announced on Friday.

The 25-year-old tallied four assists in eight games for Canada.

Luckily for the Blues, the injury is not expected to affect his availability for training camp ahead of next season.

Canada will face Switzerland in the semifinals on Saturday.

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