Joseph Luc Bourdon (February 16, 1987 – May 29, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, from 2006 until 2008.
 After overcoming childhood arthritis, he was selected third overall in the 2003 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) draft and played for the Val-d'Or Foreurs, Moncton Wildcats, and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, spending four seasons in the QMJHL.
 The Canucks drafted Bourdon with their first selection, tenth overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
 Noted as a strong defenceman who could contribute on offence, Bourdon represented Canada in three international tournaments, winning two gold medals at the IIHF World U20 Championship and a silver medal at the IIHF World U18 Championship.
 Bourdon died at the age of 21 near his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick, when his motorcycle collided with a tractor trailer.
Alexander Pietrangelo (born January 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for and serving as captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 As a junior, he played with the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
 Pietrangelo has competed in with Team Canada at the junior and senior level, including a gold medal win with Canada's under-20 team at the 2009 World Junior Championships.
 Individually, he has been named Best Defenceman at the 2010 World Junior Championship and 2011 Men's World Championship.
 His father is the cousin of former NHL goaltender Frank Pietrangelo.
The 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 399 players on 16 national ice hockey teams.
 In honour of the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) 100th anniversary, the World Championship was hosted in Canada for the first time.
 Held in Quebec City and Halifax, Canada, the 2008 IIHF World Championship was the 72nd edition of the tournament.
 Russia won the Championship, the second time they had done so and their 24th title if including those won by the Soviet Union.
 Dany Heatley of Canada led the tournament in scoring with 20 points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward.
 Canadian Brent Burns was named top defenceman, while Evgeni Nabokov of Russia was selected as top goaltender.
Karl Alzner (born September 24, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens.
 He was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
 A standout in junior, Alzner won two World Junior Hockey Championship gold medals with Team Canada 2007 and (2008 as the captain), and was named the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s top player and Canadian Hockey League (CHL)'s top defenceman in 2008.
 On July 1, 2017, Alzner was signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
Joseph René Marcel Pronovost (June 15, 1930 – April 26, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach.
 He played in 1,206 games over 20 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons and for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1950 and 1970.
 A top defenceman, Pronovost was named to four post-season NHL All-Star Teams and played in 11 All-Star Games.
 He was a member of four Stanley Cup championships with the Red Wings, the first in 1950, and won a fifth title with the Maple Leafs in 1967.
 Pronovost was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player in 1978.
Dion Phaneuf (born April 10, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 He has previously played for the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs.
 He was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by Calgary and made his NHL debut in 2005 after a four-year junior career with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in which he was twice named the Defenceman of the Year.
 He set a Flames record for most goals by a first-year defenceman and was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie in 2005–06.
 Two years later, he was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman, though he did not win either award.
 Since going pro, Phaneuf has been involved in two blockbuster trades.
 The first came in late 2009, when he was involved in a seven-player trade that saw him move from Calgary to Toronto.
 Six years later, Phaneuf was the centrepiece of a 9-player deal that saw him sent from Toronto to Ottawa.
Robert "Bobby" Lemieux (born December 16, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 19 games for the Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1967–68.
 He was a First Team All-Star and was named the top defenceman of the International Hockey League in 1965–66 while playing with the Muskegon Zephyrs.
 He played three seasons with the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks before retiring in 1970.
William Brent Burns (born March 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, who at times has been utilized as a forward, currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 He was converted into a defenceman upon turning professional, after being drafted as a right wing forward (20th overall) at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
Vladimir Yurevich Antipin (Russian: Влади́мир Ю́рьевич Анти́пин ; born April 18, 1970) is a former Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship and the 2006 Winter Olympics as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.
 On September 15, 2012, Vladmir's wife was killed in an automobile accident in rural Kazakhstan.
 His son Viktor Antipin is also hockey player, but plays for Russia men's national ice hockey team.
 He is currently an ice hockey coach.
The Mongolian Hockey Federation (Mongolian: Монголын Хоккейн Холбоо ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Mongolia.
 It controls the six team national league in Mongolia, as well as the Mongolian national ice hockey team, whose first appearance in an IIHF event was the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament.
 They have since taken part in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III.
 On October 2012, their last appearance was the 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Question: For which team in the National Hockey League does this Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, who was named top defenceman during the 2008 IIHF World Championship, play currently?
Answer: San Jose Sharks