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By TAYLOR SEDONA CLARK
Cronkite News

PHOENIX — In international play, the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back. The opportunity to represent one’s country is hard to pass up.

The Coyotes recently had five players compete internationally: Christian Dvorak, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Clayton Keller, Connor Murphy and Tobias Rieder.

For a few short weeks each spring, men’s hockey performs on an international stage. The International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship originated in 1920 at the Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, and is the highest profile international ice hockey tournament outside of the Winter Olympics. Continue reading “International play provides opportunities for NHL’s Coyotes”