Posts About "Team Sweden"
Swedish Depth for World Juniors
December 6th, 2016 Team Sweden's first 26-player roster for the World Junior Championships in Toronto/Montreal was announced on Monday. As always, the expectations on the "Junior Crowns" (as they're called in Swedish) are high, but this year the team differs a bit from previous years. Perhaps that will have more impact on the outcome rather than the...
Swedish Roster for World Cup 2020?
September 26th, 2016 After a disappointing performance in the knock-out stage against Team Europe, the Swedes got sent off in the World Cup of Hockey before they ever got to reach the summit of their own expectations. But there's really no use in dwelling on that surprising semifinal loss; what happened has happened and when it's over, it's over. More...
Post-Premiere Pondering for Sweden
September 19th, 2016 Prior to the face-off between Team Sweden and Team Russia in the World Cup of Hockey, the biggest source of worry for Swedes had been the Russian offense, which on paper has been said to surpass the Swedish equivalent regarding star quality and skill. The worry didn't ease off when it became known that Henrik Lundqvist would be unable to...
Henrik Lundqvist Out for Team Sweden's First Game
September 18th, 2016 In a late announcement Sunday, Team Sweden will not dress Henrik Lundqvist for their Sunday contest against Team Russia. It's the first game of the tournament for both squads. According to TVA's Renaud Lavoie, Lundqvist is sick and unable to suit up. In his place, Vancouver's Jacob Markstrom will get the start. Just hours before...
Patrik Berglund Will Replace Rickard Rakell for Team Sweden
September 12th, 2016 Following the revelation earlier in the day that a stomach virus has kept Rickard Rakell in Sweden while the rest of Team Sweden traveled to North America for the remainder of World Cup training camp, Team Sweden has announced that he will not participate in the tournament. Rakell -- who was himself a replacement for the injured...
Henrik Zetterberg Expects to Be Healthy to Start Season
September 12th, 2016 Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg bowed out of the 2016 World Cup (after he was named captain of Sweden) saying that he didn't believe he was healthy enough to go 100 percent during the tournament. Zetterberg is nursing an offseason knee injury, but the Red Wings announced Monday that they expect him to be 100 percent by the...
