Colorado Avalanche rookie forward Mikko Rantanen has been selected to represent Finland at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Paris, France, and Cologne, Germany in May.
It is the second year in a row that he will compete for his home nation, as Rantanen won a silver medal for his country during the 2016 World Championship in Moscow, Russia, where recorded one assist in five competitions.
Rantanen Named To Team Finland For World Championship
The Avalanche forward will be going to his second-straight tournament
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