Oliver Ekman-Larsson joins Tre Kronor squad

Sweden won all three matches during last week's tournaments in Jönköping and the Czech Republic.

Three players from that team will be leaving before the World Cup qualifiers: defender Axel Andersson (Brynäs) and forwards Theodor Niederbach (Frölunda) and Marcus Sylvegård (Biel-Bienne).

Seven players join. In addition to the already selected NHL players Arvid Söderblom, Albert Johansson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Simon Holmström and Emil Heineman, Rasmus Asplund and Jacob de la Rose are also being called up.

"Now we aim to continue laying the foundations for the World Cup and hopefully achieve good results in front of the home crowd in Ängelholm," says national team captain Sam Hallam.

Facts: Tre Kronor's squad

Goalkeepers: Arvid Söderblom (Chicago), Magnus Hellberg (Djurgården), Love Härenstam (Södertälje).

Defencemen: Jacob Larsson (Rapperswil-Jona), Robert Hägg (Brynäs), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Toronto), Erik Brännström (Lausanne), Albert Johansson (Detroit), Tim Heed (Ambri-Piotta), Sascha Boumedienne (Boston University), Joel Persson (Växjö).

Forwards: Isac Hedqvist (Luleå), Linus Karlsson (Vancouver), Simon Holmström (New York Islanders), Jack Berglund (Färjestad), Anton Frondell (Chicago), André Petersson (SCL Tigers), Nils Höglander (Vancouver), Jakob Silfverberg (Brynäs), Ivar Stenberg (Frölunda), Karl Henriksson (Växjö), Emil Heineman (New York Islanders), Viggo Björck (Djurgården), Rasmus Asplund (Davos), Liam Öhgren (Vancouver), Jacob de la Rose (Fribourg-Gottéron).

The matches:

Thursday 7 May: Sweden–Czech Republic (19:00)

Saturday 9 May: Sweden–Switzerland (16:00)

Sunday 10 May: Sweden–Finland (16:00)