Binnington, Parayko hope to use games as springboard for potential usage in 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, Winter Olympics in 2026; Hofer returns to try and help Canada defend gold
ST. LOUIS -- Hockey Canada announced on Friday it has added a trio of St. Louis Blues to their roster, goalies Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer, and defenseman Colton Parayko, its roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.
The tournament will take place from May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, and Czechia.
Binnington, from Richmond Hill, Ontario, will be making his second appearance for Team Canada. Hofer, from Winnipeg, returns for a second straight season (third overall) to try and help Canada defend its gold medal, and Parayko, from St. Albert, Alberta, is making his third appearance.
Last season, his seventh with the Blues, Binnington made 55 starts and finished 10th in the NHL with 28 wins (28-21-5) and 14th with a .913 save percentage among goalies with 20 games played. Currently ranked third on the franchise’s all-time wins list, he has a career record of 145-94-31, a 2.79 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage.
Last season was Hofer's rookie season in the NHL; he was 15-12-1 and ranked second among rookie goalies in save percentage (.914) and third in goals-against average (2.65) among those with a minimum 10 games played.
Jordan Binnington (50) and Joel Hofer (right) will team up once again for Canada at the IIHF World Championship in Prague ad Ostrava, Czechia May 10-26; they will be joined by Blues teammate and defenseman Colton Parayko.Hofer is a two-time gold medalist with Canada, including the 2020 World Junior Championship and the 2023 World Championship.
Last season, Parayko's his ninth with the Blues, he dressed in all 82 regular-season games and tied a career high with 10 goals (26 points).
Parayko was part of the silver medal-wining squad with Canada at the 2017 World Championship.
