What: Ice Hockey World Championship, Group B.
Where: BCF Arena, Fribourg.
When: Monday at 8:20 PM.
TV/Radio: Viaplay, Radio Sporten.
Close match: Tre Kronor is playing its third match in four days and for the second time faces top opposition. After the opener against Canada, a 3–5 loss, the 2024 World Championship gold-medalists Czech Republic are now on the other side.
Shock loss: The Czech Republic beat Denmark in the opener, but suffered a humiliating loss in the second match, losing 2–3 after extra time to Slovenia.
The Czech Republic beat Sweden 3–1 in a rematch in Ängelholm just over a week ago.
Sweden
Goalkeepers: 45 Magnus Hellberg, 40 Arvid Söderblom.
Defence pairs: 4 Jacob Larsson, 14 Mattias Ekholm – 34 Albert Johansson, 23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 8 Robert Hägg, 94 Joel Persson.
Lines: 41 Ivar Stenberg, 61 Viggo Björck, 13 Lucas Raymond – 10 Simon Holmström, 95 Jacob de la Rose, 9 Linus Karlsson – 51 Emil Heineman, 70 Oskar Sundqvist, 20 André Petersson – 91 Carl Grundström, 15 Jack Berglund, 33 Jakob Silfverberg.
Extra forward: 74 Rasmus Asplund.
Not registered for the tournament: goalkeeper: 73 Love Härenstam, defenders: 26 Erik Brännström, 72 Tim Heed, forwards: 16 Anton Frondell.
Czech Republic
Goalkeepers: 39 Dominik Pavlat, 32 Josef Korenar.
Defence pairs: 6 Michal Kempny, 17 Filip Hronek – 55 Libor Hajek, 65 Tomas Cibulka – 26 Jiri Tichacek, 27 Marek Alscher – 79 Tomas Galvas.
Lines: 10 Roman Cervenka, 23 Lukas Sedlak, 89 Jan Mandat – 95 Daniel Vozenilek, 96 David Tomasek, 19 Jakub Flek – 18 Dominik Kubalik, 11 Matyas Melovsky, 61 Martin Kaut – 8 Ondrej Beranek, 87 Michael Kovarcik, 49 Jaroslav Chmelar.
Extra forward: 12 Jiri Cernoch.
