Benn aiming to return from injury ahead of World Cup

Jamie Benn has one thing on his mind as he continues to nurse a core muscle injury, the World Cup of Hockey.

The Dallas Stars forward is two weeks removed from surgery to repair the injury and as he progresses, Benn admits his main focus is being well enough to play for Team Canada.

"As of right now, yeah. I think this is a surgery that I’m able to come back a little quicker than double-hip surgery," Benn told DallasStars.com's Mark Stepneski. "That’s the main focus I’m training towards being able to make it for World Cup. We’ll just see what happens."

According to Benn, his recovery to date has been rather boring, but should intensify in the coming weeks when he plans to finally get back on the ice.

"Well, I think I’ll get on the ice later this week and just keep ramping it up a little more each time," said Benn. "I still think that’s a lot of time, enough time for me to be ready to jump into high-level hockey. We’ll see how it goes."

Benn was a member of the Canadian squad which captured Olympic gold at the 2014 Games in Sochi. He contributed two goals in six games, including the decisive lone goal in Canada's semi-final win over Team U.S.A.