CHICAGO, Ill. -- Blackhawks prospects Henri Jokiharju and Kevin Lankinen will join Finland's national team ahead of the 2019 IIHF World Championships in May.

Both will have their opportunity to make the squad and participate in the tournament, which runs May 10-26 in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia.

Jokiharju has represented his home country on multiple stages, including the 2019 World Juniors earlier this year in which the defenseman and the Finns won gold.

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