A day after his Oilers teammate Jordan Eberle accepted an invitation to join Canada at the World Championships Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has decided to follow suit. The Worlds are being held in Helsinki and Stockholm starting May 4.
If history is an indicator, Eberle won't be the only Edmonton representative on team Canada. Devan Dubnyk, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nick Schultz all seem likely to play, especially after other outstanding invitations are declined.