Two have declined. Calgary goalkeeper Jacob Markström will not play in the tournament in the Czech Republic in May due to injury after, among other things, breaking a finger during the season.
– There will be no WC for me because of the injury concerns I had during the season, Markström tells Hockeynews.
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Sam Hallam also gets a no from New Jersey forward Jesper Bratt, who has scored 83 points in 82 games this season.
– He wanted to play the World Cup, really, but after having a medical examination it was decided that he cannot participate in the World Cup, says Bratt’s agent Joakim Persson, KMJ, to Aftonbladet.