After the season, Haight was invited to participate in the 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships. He helped the United States go undefeated in pool B and earn a promotion to the top division. However, the next world championships wouldn't happen for two years because the 1984 Winter Olympics were up next. Due to Haight's performance in 1983, he was invited to remain with the team and accepted. He spent the next year with the US national team but didn't end up playing in Sarajevo, though he was a member of the team. The defending champion US finished a very disappointing 7th and Height returned to Michigan State the next year.