Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will represent Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Championship tournament on scheduled from April 24 – May 10 in Switzerland.
Doughty, 19, will be making his first appearance at the World Championships. The 6-1, 203-pound native of London, Ontario, last skated with Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championships, bringing home a gold medal while also earning Top Defenseman of the tournament honors while recording four assists in seven games. He was just the fifth Canadian defenseman to win the award and the first to win the award before being drafted into the NHL. Doughty also skated with Team Canada at the 2007 World Under-18 Championships and the 2006 World Under-17 Championships.
Doughty for Team Canada 
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