Alexis Lafreniere will be in the lineup when Canada meets Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship Thursday.
The star winger and projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft returned to practice Wednesday after injuring his left knee in the second period of Saturday's embarrassing 6-0 loss to Russia.
He was not made available to reporters after practice. Hockey Canada confirmed Lafreniere would return in a tweet later Wednesday.
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