Tre Kronor's men couldn't roar against the USA. Despite a late equalizer and chaotic overtime drama, the USA won 2-1. Quinn Hughes knocked Sweden out of the Olympic tournament after 3:27 of sudden-death overtime. "You could say it's just hockey, but it's not. It's our life," said national team captain Sam Hallam to SVT.
Ice hockeyThe dream of Tre Kronor lives on in Olympic ice hockey. At least for one more day. A 5–1 win over Latvia in the round of 16 means gold contender the USA awaits Sweden in Wednesday night's quarter-final.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor climbed off the bottom of the group with a 5-3 win over Finland, but it was one goal too few to secure the group victory. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver's Swedish star, scored two goals. "It feels strange," said team captain Gabriel Landeskog to Radiosporten.
Ice hockeyIt's not easy to build a national team in three days - even if it's made up entirely of NHL stars. Tre Kronor's Olympic preparations wavered precariously when host nation Italy shocked Sweden twice in Milan. In the end, it was still an opening victory, 5–2, after two late goals.
Ice hockeyHe thundered straight into the goalpost and thought the Olympics were over. Again. "I was devastated the first week, allowed myself to feel a little sorry for tripping on the goal line," says Gabriel Landeskog. Now he is in Milan anyway - as captain of Tre Kronor.
Ice hockeySeveral years of injury problems are behind the star forward. Now Gabriel Landeskog has been named Tre Kronor's team captain for the Olympics, the national team announced on X.
Ice hockeyOn Sunday, Tre Kronor's NHL stars will land in Milan - three days later, the first game will be played against Italy. During that time, the players will have to deal with the time change, settle into the Olympic Village, get together and practice a couple of times.
Ice hockeyThey became golden heroes when Tre Kronor won their latest Olympic gold - in Italy. Henrik Lundqvist and Mats Sundin are hoping for a repeat in Milan. It's been 20 years, and it's in Italy. So there's a lot that lines up, Lundqvist thinks.
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