SJHN Daily: Kunin Will Represent USA at World Championships

Luke Kunin will be heading to another World Championships.

Per Bally Sports’ Andy Strickland, Kunin will represent USA with the likes of Johnny Gaudreau, Trevor Zegras, Brady Tkachuk, Cole Caufield, Tage Thompson, Luke Hughes, Seth Jones, and Shane Pinto in Czechia this May.

Additional players expected to represent 🇺🇸 at upcoming world championships include Johnny Gaudreau, Cole Caufield, Tage Thompson, Luke Hughes, Shane Pinto in addition to the names I reported yesterday which included Brady Tkachuk, Seth Jones, and Trevor Zegras. @usahockey

— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) April 11, 2024

David Quinn coached Team USA at this tourney last year, and supporting Strickland’s roster revelations, says there’s a lot of enthusiasm to participate because of the upcoming Olympics and World Cup.

Quinn didn't say if he'll be coaching Team USA at the World Championships.

Did say because of upcoming Olympics & World Cup, a lot of enthusiasm from NHL'ers to show up this year: "From the names I see that have already committed, it's going to be predominantly an NHL team."

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 11, 2024

Kunin, 26, captained USA at the 2017 World Junior Championship and played in the World Championship in 2019.

“I’m excited for him,” Quinn said. “We’ve been talking about it for about a couple of weeks here. It’s a great opportunity for him.”

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— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) April 10, 2024

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Cardwell is now one of 32 finalists for… pic.twitter.com/A1O4YkAiRf

— SJ Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) April 11, 2024

The conditions of the Timo Meier trade are now finalized.

Barracuda win, that’s the 40th win this year between #SJSharks and Cuda. In 146 games between them this year

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 11, 2024

AROUND THE NHL…

Noah Hanifin signs an extension with the Vegas Golden Knights.

OT WINNER 😱

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— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 12, 2024

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My Story: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/ItqgdFTzJS

— Colby Guy (@ColbyDGuy) April 11, 2024

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— Gord Miller 🌻🇺🇦 (@GMillerTSN) April 11, 2024

Landon Slaggert scores his first NHL goal!

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The discourse around the Hart Trophy voting is getting dumber, not smarter, by the day it seems.

Here is the case for each of the top four candidates, and why some of the narratives out there are just … misguided. https://t.co/YhUHdfRKNi

— Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) April 10, 2024

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— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 12, 2024