The 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship began on Friday morning and eight teams took the ice to start the tournament.  A total of eight players in the Bruins organization are competing in the event. Forward James Hagens, defenseman Mason Lohrei, and forward Alex Steeves is a part of Team USA, forward Fraser Minten is playing for Team Canada, goalie Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Henri Jokiharju are on Team Finland, forward Matěj Blümel is on Team Czechia, and forward Lukas Reichel is on Team Germany. In the first game of the day, Finland defeated Germany 3-1 in Group A. None of the Bruins players in the game recorded a stat. After that, Canada defeated Sweden 5-2 in Group B. Canada’s success was helped by Minten who tallied two assists for two points in the game.…