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Four Avs players at the 2014 WC in Minsk

A total of four players from the Colorado Avalanche franchise will represent their countries at the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Belarus from 9th May till 25th May, 2014.

Nathan MacKinnon - Canada

He will make his debut at the senior World Championship. His great rookie season causes him to be considered one of the best players at the Worlds. A strong Team Canada will have medal ambitions.

Reto Berra – Switzerland

Goalie Reto Berra will probably be the Swiss’ number one goalie. He will be participating in his third World Championship, and is a silver medal winner from last year. He played one game at the Olympic Games in Sochi, 2014.

Jonas Holos – Norway

He played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl this season, but he is still a member of the Avalanche franchise. Holos is travelling to his 9th World Championship. He played in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. Holos usually has ice-time of about 30 minutes per game.

Markus Lauridsen – Denmark

Lauridsen played for Lake Erie in the AHL this year. He is participating in his second World Championship.

Eurolanche will provide a daily summary from the World Championship, with an emphasis on Avalanche players.