Zibanejad was part of the team that took the World Championship gold with Tre Kronor in 2018 in Copenhagen. He has Hammarby as his parent club and played one season in AIK as a junior before breaking through in Djurgården.
Now it's time for World Championship games on home soil in Stockholm.
A chance and a dream that really comes true, getting to play in front of friends and family and all of you who come and watch the matches. Let's create magic together and make this into a memory that we will not soon forget, says the 32-year-old.
The 2012–2013 season saw him take a serious spot in the NHL in Ottawa, and since 2016–2017, he has been playing for New York Rangers.
Zibanejad is the first NHL reinforcement that the national team has officially confirmed, but also Calgary captain Mikael Backlund and his teammate Rasmus Andersson, as well as Nashville star Filip Forsberg, have given the thumbs up for World Championship games.
The World Championship is played in Stockholm and Danish Herning, starting on May 9. Sweden opens against Slovakia and plays all its matches in Stockholm.
