Report: Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli to return for Team Canada at World Championships

Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli is returning to the ice. After being sidelined for the final 33 games of his rookie season due to a calf laceration he suffered in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 28, Fantilli will join Team Canada for the upcoming World Championships according to The Hockey News. “I only played 49 games this year,” Fantilli told THN. In those 49 games, the third-overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft recorded 12 goals – tied for sixth-best on the team with Johnny Gaudreau and Alexandre Texier – and 15 assists.