Brynäs star defenseman Robert Hägg will be suspended for one game for punching Växjö's Olivier Nadeau in the back of the head, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association's disciplinary committee announced.
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 are chasing their first World Cup victory after their opening loss to Canada. They face Denmark on Sunday in Fribourg.
Ice hockeySweden will face gold-medal favourites Canada in the World Cup opener in Fribourg, Switzerland. Tre Kronor's outgoing national team captain, Sam Hallam, will give a pair of World Cup heroes prominent roles in the opening match.
Ice hockeyFive of the JVM heroes take their places in Tre Kronor's preliminary World Cup squad. But don't count out NHL stars such as William Nylander and Adrian Kempe. That's a long shot, says national team captain Sam Hallam.
Ice hockeySweden lost the first match in the Beijer Hockey Games in Ängelholm. The Czech Republic proved too strong in an evenly contested match that ended 1–3.
Ice hockeyAll six successful juniors will remain with Tre Kronor after the team's tournament victory at the Fortuna Hockey Games last week. Seven new players, including five from the NHL, will be added to the World Cup roster for the home tournament in Ängelholm this week.
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