A new generation of Swedes is taking their place in the NHL - at the same time, a trio of older blue and yellow hockey heroes are stepping into leading roles. Mats Sundin and Daniel and Henrik Sedin will lift their teams off the ice - Ivar Stenberg, Anton Frondell, Viggo Björck and Victor Eklund on it. Here is a guide for the NHL season.
Ice hockeyWatch, learn and execute. "Copying" the way others play brought Anton Frondell to Chicago. I listened a lot to the older and more experienced players, says the 19-year-old ahead of his first full NHL season.
Ice hockeyNewcomer Björklöven had waited 25 years. The return to the SHL was a success. Djurgården were beaten 3-0 on away ice. “Are we bad? No, we are not, but we are not good either,” Djurgården coach Robert Kimby told TV4 Play.
Ice hockeyTwo star signings from the NHL in Marcus Johansson, for Färjestad, and Calle Järnkrok, for Brynäs. But the summer has also been turbulent, with Färjestad's failed signing of Cal Foote and continued criticism of sponsor Red Bull. Here are the talking points ahead of the SHL season.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor avoided a World Championship fiasco. Sweden won the fateful match against Slovakia 4-2 and is now through to the quarter-finals in Zurich. It was a warrior's effort, team captain Sam Hallam said to Viaplay.
Ice hockeySweden has reached the final of the Junior World Championship in ice hockey after a dramatic game against Finland. It was decided by a penalty shootout. "Definitely a thrilling match with all that entails," goalkeeper Love Härenstam told TT.
Ice hockeySweden defeated Germany in the third match of the Junior World Cup. 17-year-old Viggo Björck scored two goals in the 8–1 victory. "It's good that this match wasn't so nerve-wracking," Björck said.
SportsSweden went from 2–0 to 2–2 and were under pressure. Then Ivar Stenberg stepped up and decided the opening match of the Junior World Cup in Minnesota, USA, 3–2 against Slovakia. It was nerve-wracking, he says.
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