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            <title><![CDATA[McDavid and Draisaitl Climb NHL Scoring Rankings as Edmonton Beats Rangers 3-1]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mattias Ekholm had an assist as Edmonton defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 in tonight's NHL game. Meanwhile, stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl climbed the scoring rankings.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 04:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mattias Ekholm Scores in Return From Injury as Oilers Shut Out Flames 4-0]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish ice hockey player Mattias Ekholm scored one of the goals in Edmonton's 4-0 victory over Calgary in the NHL last night, returning to the ice after an injury.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sam Hallam: We should have won two gold medals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Only two World Championship bronzes and criticism of the Olympic team build-up. Sam Hallam himself is not satisfied after four years as national team captain. "We should have won two golds anyway," the 46-year-old says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 03:31:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anger towards the referees, don't dare go against the audience]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Tre Kronor players are furious with the referees after the injuries to team captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson and forward Oskar Sundqvist in the World Championship quarter-final against Switzerland. "Unbelievably ugly. They don't dare go against the Swiss crowd," says junior player Ivar Stenberg after the team's exit.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 22:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Tre Kronor star's goal: destroy Switzerland's party on home soil]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The two NHL stars grew up together in Nashville. But with his friend Roman Josi and Switzerland awaiting Mattias Ekholm and Tre Kronor in tonight's World Cup quarter-final, the blue-and-yellow defender has only one goal. "Ruin their party here on home soil," says Ekholm, 36.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 06:53:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guide: Tre Kronor against undefeated host Switzerland in the Ice Hockey World Championship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tre Kronor goalkeeper says he got a lot of crap in the media]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He felt questioned during the World Cup tournament in Switzerland. When Tre Kronor secured a quarter-final spot, veteran goalkeeper Magnus Hellberg answered his detractors with a great game. "I have never doubted myself," says the 35-year-old.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 06:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guide: Win or lose for Tre Kronor against Slovakia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:24:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The 18-year-olds defeated Italy: Fun to watch them]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Now Ivar Stenberg knows what it feels like to score for Tre Kronor. He did it twice. Together with fellow 18-year-old Viggo Björck, he helped secure a 3–0 victory over Italy in the Hockey World Cup.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Match guide: Norwegian team awaits Tre Kronor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tre 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:48:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Match guide: Tre Kronor against last-placed Italy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tre Kronor have two wins and two losses so far in the World Cup. Now they face a dead-rubber final against Italy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:25:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Festive evening for Tre Kronor and de la Rose as Jacob de la Rose scores twice in Sweden's 6-0 World Cup win]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two goals and a 6-0 victory in front of their home crowd. There are worse ways to celebrate a 31st birthday. "It's awesome to play the World Cup on home soil," says Swedish professional Jacob de la Rose, who showed the way when the Tre Kronor ran over Slovenia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tre Kronor lost to the Czech Republic after nightmare start]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They were 0–3 after 13 minutes of play. After that nightmare start, Tre Kronor could not recover against the Czech Republic. The 3–4 loss was the second defeat in three games for Sam Hallam's team so far in the Ice Hockey World Championship.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Supertalent Viggo Björck scored as Tre Kronor beat Denmark 6–2]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He became Tre Kronor's youngest World Cup player ever on Friday - now Viggo Björck has also scored his first championship goal. The 18-year-old center scored when Sweden defeated Denmark 6–2. A big step in the right direction, said defender Mattias Ekholm to Viaplay.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Match guide: New summit for Tre Kronor vs Czech Republic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tre 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 09:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Match guide: Tre Kronor chases first World Championship victory]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tre Kronor are chasing their first World Cup victory after their opening loss to Canada. They face Denmark on Sunday in Fribourg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 13:19:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cheeky Tre Kronor shook the gold favorite Canada - Boring]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new, young Tre Kronor shook gold-favorite Canada in the World Cup opener. But it wasn't enough to earn any points.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tre Kronor star Mattias Ekholm's coach Kris Knoblauch fired by Edmonton]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After two straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, Edmonton was eliminated in the first round of this year's playoffs. Now there are consequences. Coach Kris Knoblauch is being fired by the NHL club.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:48:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guide: Sweden's World Cup debut against Canada]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:20:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oliver Ekman-Larsson named Tre Kronor team captain for World Cup, says he feels honored]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be Tre Kronor's captain at the Ice Hockey World Championship.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:15:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Super talents for the World Cup - long shot for Nylander]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Five 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.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NHL-reinforced Tre Kronor fall to the Czech Republic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NHL veteran Mattias Ekholm ready for World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He was eliminated from the Olympics, but now NHL defenseman Mattias Ekholm is ready for the Ice Hockey World Championship.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Edmonton eliminated, Leo Carlsson hero for Anaheim]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Edmonton did not live up to expectations this year either. The star-studded NHL team was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round. Swedish forward Leo Carlsson scored the decisive goal into an empty net in Anaheim's 5–2 victory. "It's really cool," Carlsson said in a postgame interview with the television channel Victory+.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:57:26 GMT</pubDate>
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