Photos: Blackhawks at World Championships

Sweden’s Jakob Silfverberg and Viktor Stalberg (#25) fight for the puck with Ales Hemsky of the Czech Republic during a quarterfinal match. Czech Republic won 4-3. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, AFP/Getty Images)

Chicago Tribune

March 24, 2014 11:05 PM PT

Representing three countries in the IIHF World Championships this month in Helsinki and Stockholm are Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (Canada), Viktor Stalberg, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Marcus Kruger (Sweden) and Michael Frolik (Czech Republic).

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Canada’s Patrick Sharp (R) tries to stuff a shot past Slovakia goalie Jan Laco during Thursday’s quarterfinal. (Alexander Nemenov/Getty-AFP photo)

The Blackhawks’ Viktor Stalberg battles Latvia’s Kaspars Saulietis during Sweden’s victory at the World Championships on Tuesday. (Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty-AFP photo)

The Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp (81) takes on Belarus goalie Dmitri Milchakov for Team Canada on Tuesday. (Alexander Nemenov/Getty-AFP photo)

The Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp gets tangled up with Belarus’ Alexander Kitarov on Tuesday in Helsinki at the World Championships. (Grigory Dukor/Reuters photo)

Michael Frolik fights for the puck with Russia’s Pavel Datsyuk during a preliminary round match of the Ice Hockey World Championships in Stockholm. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, AFP/Getty Images)

Sweden’s Niklas Hjalmarsson touches his face during a preliminary round match against Italy. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, AFP/Getty Images)

Sweden’s Viktor Stalberg tries to score a goal on Italy’s goalkeeper Daniel Bellissimo during a preliminary round match. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, AFP/Getty Images)