Toronto was eliminated on Monday night in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals against the reigning champion Florida with 3–4 in matches, and on Tuesday, William Nylander stated that there may be World Championship games on home soil in Stockholm.
I'm thinking about it. We'll see, said the NHL star when he met with journalists during a press conference arranged by the club after the elimination.
Quarterfinal against the Czech Republic
According to Hockeynews, the 29-year-old will join Tre Kronor's team shortly. Already on Thursday, the quarterfinal against the Czech Republic awaits in the Avicii arena.
When Sweden took the World Championship gold in 2017, the forward star played a decisive role. He was then named the tournament's most valuable player.
Nylander accounted for 84 points, including 45 goals, in 82 regular season matches for Toronto this season. In the playoffs, it was 15 points (6 goals/9 assists) in 13 matches.
He was part of Tre Kronor's team for the Four Nations tournament in the USA and Canada last winter. The last time Nylander played a World Championship was in 2022 when he joined the championship in Finland in the middle of the tournament. Then Sweden was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Canada. He also played in the 2019 World Championship.
Closing the Team
If Nylander joins this year's World Championship, there are no longer any open spots on the team. Earlier, for example, Vegas William Karlsson and Washington's Rasmus Sandin have joined the championship during the tournament, and the team currently consists of 21 NHL stars.
Tre Kronor finished second in their group after losing the last group stage match against Canada with 3–5 on Tuesday.
