Valeri Nichushkin is getting a shot at extending his injury-plagued season.
The young Dallas Stars forward, who was limited to eight games due to a hip issue, will represent his native Russia at the upcoming 2015 World Championship in Prague.
Nichushkin will join countrymen Sergei Bobrovsky, Artem Anisimov, Dmitry Kulikov and Anton Khudobin on the team.
Nichushkin has previously represented Russia at the World Junior Championship and the Olympics.