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World Cup of Hockey 2016 Roster: Team Sweden

The eight teams participating in the World Cup of Hockey 2016, which will take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016 in Toronto, have announced their final rosters for the tournament. Below are the skaters who will play for…

Chris
June 11, 2016

Soap Box

Who Can Challenge Canada & Sweden at World Jrs?

The preliminary round is over at the World Junior Championships taking place in Toronto and Montreal. After the 10 teams played four games apiece, it is evident that Canad and Sweden are the top contenders for the title after going…

Eddie
January 1, 2015

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Backstrom Missed Gold Medal Game due to Failed Drug Test

Heading into Sunday’s gold medal game against Canada, we were initially believed that Swedish forward Nicklas Backstom was a late scratch for the gold medal game due to migraines. But it’s officially known and reported that Backstrom was suspended for…

Eddie
February 23, 2014

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Henrik Zetterberg Out With Herniated Disc

Henrik Zetterberg, captain of the Swedish Olympic team and the Detroit Red Wings, will miss the remainder of the Olympics with a herniated disc in his back. Zetterberg becomes the first big name injured from the Olympic games, something the NHL…

Matt
February 14, 2014

Season Previews

Who will Challenge Canada and U.S. for Gold?

If there’s anything guaranteed in life aside from breathing, death, and taxes, it’s that the United States and Canada will almost be penciled in to compete for the title in international women’s hockey. The only time since 1990 did the…

Eddie
February 6, 2014

News

Ericsson Added to Detroit’s Walking Wounded

We have seen so far on HBO’s 24/7 series that Detroit has dealt with a lot of injuries this month. And one more can be added to that list: Jonathan Ericsson. The Swedish defender suffered fractured ribs during Monday’s 3-0…

Eddie
December 25, 2013

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Edler to Miss Two Olympic Games after Staal Hit

If you didn’t follow the IIHF World Championships over two months ago, let me refresh your memory. Sweden played Canada in the quarterfinals, and in that game Vancouver’s (and Sweden international) Alex Edler laid a knee-to-knee hit on Carolina (Canadian…

Eddie
July 30, 2013

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2012 IIHF World Championships rosters announced

IIHF World Championships rosters were announced yesterday and are again laden with top talent from the NHL as several players around the league whose teams were either bounced from the playoffs early or did not qualify opted to step on…

Chris
April 29, 2012