A pair of Florida Panthers forwards will play for Finland at the upcoming World Hockey Championship.
Aleksander Barkov and Jussi Jokinen are headed to Russia next month to represent their home nation at the tournament, which runs May 6-22 in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Barkov notched a career-high 28 goals and 59 points in his third season with the Panthers. He won bronze with Finland at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and registered seven points in eight games at the 2015 World Championship.
Jokinen recorded 60 points in 81 games with Florida in 2015-16. He'll be representing Finland at the tournament for a seventh time.
The veteran winger has two Olympic medals to his name, earning a silver for Finland in 2006 and a bronze in 2014.
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