Pair of Capitals defencemen headed to World Championship following playoff loss

The Washington Capitals were eliminated from the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday after an overtime loss in Game 6 against the Florida Panthers. Overall it was not a bad series for Washington, but they were heavily outmatched by an extremely skilled and deep Florida team.

With the Capitals now out, a pair of their defencemen are heading to represent their nations at the 2022 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Finland. Martin Fehervary will play for Slovakia, while Michal Kempny will play for Czechia.

*The following is translated from Slovak*

Predbežnú informáciu mám takú, že Martin Fehérváry by mohol prísť v pondelok. Viac budem vedieť na obed.— TomᚠProkop (@Lewysko) May 14, 2022

Slovakia is back in action on Monday at 9:20 a.m. ET against Canada, but it's unclear if Fehervary will play. As for Czechia, they play this afternoon at 1:20 p.m. ET against Sweden, but it's possible Kempny gets into the lineup on Tuesday against Austria if things go as planned.

Source: IIHF.

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