Tre Kronor struggled through to the quarterfinals with a knife to their throat in the Ice Hockey World Championship - now Switzerland awaits in Zurich. The host nation won seven straight games in the group stage and is yearning for its first World Championship gold.
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 hockeyThe final group-stage match in the World Cup for Tre Kronor is effectively a round-of-16 match. It's win-or-lose against Slovakia.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor has only lost once against its "little brother" in championship play, but now awaits Norway, which took a shock point against World Cup gold-favorite Canada.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor have two wins and two losses so far in the World Cup. Now they face a dead-rubber final against Italy.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor will face the Czech Republic in their third match at the Ice Hockey World Championship. The Czechs suffered a shock loss to Slovenia in their previous match.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor's latest NHL addition has arrived in Switzerland and had his first practice. "I always think it's fun to go and play in the World Cup, so when I was asked it was a no-brainer," says Carl Grundström, a Philadelphia Flyers forward.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor are chasing their first World Cup victory after their opening loss to Canada. They face Denmark on Sunday in Fribourg.
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