Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, who coming off of a career year with goals and points scored (so far 31G, 49A, 80P) has committed himself to the 2017 IIHF World Championship.Scheifele, who played for Canada at the Worlds in both 2014 and 2016; winning a gold medal at the latter, is surely still hungry to play after a terrific season, scoring a (again, so far) career-high 80 points.
Scheifs is going to get 40 to 45 goals in a single season in the next few years.
But an overall disappointing season for the Jets must be leaving Scheifele with a sense of unfinished business. Either that or he just wants to keep playing past April; be it with the Jets or Team Canada.
The tournament begins May 5th in Cologne, Germany.
