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            <title><![CDATA[William Nylander Scores Twice and Reaches 700 NHL Points in Maple Leafs’ Win over Avalanche]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Toronto's William Nylander had a big game against Colorado tonight. With two goals and three assists, he was involved in almost everything in the 6-3 victory - and passed the milestone of 700 career NHL points. Icon Mats Sundin paid tribute to him.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 02:20:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Calle Järnkrok returns to Brynäs after 13 NHL seasons]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brynäs' dream signing is complete. Center Calle Järnkrok is returning after 13 seasons in the NHL. "It feels fantastic that it's now done," Järnkrok tells Brynäs' website.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:17:45 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[Nicklas Bäckström continues with Brynäs but unsure about playing next season]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nicklas Bäckström's ice hockey career will continue for at least one more season. The 38-year-old star center will play for Brynäs next season as well - if he recovers from his injury, the SHL club announced on its website.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:18:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Youngest World Championship player gets to meet his idol, says it's cool]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Viggo Björck, 18, becomes the youngest World Cup player in Tre Kronor history. In his World Cup debut against Canada, he will face his idol Sidney Crosby, 38, who is more than twice his age. "He's still an idol I had while growing up, so it'll be cool," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:35:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After the gold - can make history in Tre Kronor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Golden Juniors took Tre Kronor by storm last week. If Viggo Björck goes with them to Switzerland, he could become Sweden's youngest World Cup player of all time. "You always hope to play in the World Cup," says the 18-year-old.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:09:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bäckström after playoff exit: We must evaluate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Last year's SM finalist Brynäs has been eliminated from the SM playoffs after losing the series 1–4 to Växjö. Does this also put an end to the career of Nicklas Bäckström, who had returned home? "It's a tough question right now, but we have to evaluate," Bäckström, 38, said after the 1–2 loss.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Erik Karlsson reaches 900-point milestone, says I don't plan on staying here]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Erik Karlsson had two points in Pittsburgh's 4-3 victory over Detroit. The defenseman became the eighth Swede to reach 900 points in the NHL.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goal celebration in Gävle – Bäckström with three assists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Star defender Axel Andersson scored a hat-trick and Nicklas Bäckström continues to deliver goal-scoring passes for his Brynäs team. The 37-year-old scored three against Timrå as the Gävle team won 8–5.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:28:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Bäckis" about the cancellation: Nothing serious]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nicklas Bäckström turned down the Tre Kronor international call-up this week. Now the 37-year-old explains why.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nicklas Bäckström leaves Tre Kronor's squad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When Sweden's hockey team meets the Czech Republic in the Finland Hockey Games, Nicklas Bäckström was supposed to play. Now that won't be the case.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bäckström about the Olympics: "A very long shot"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nicklas Bäckström is making a comeback in Tre Kronor next week. But he rules out making it into the Olympic squad. It's a very long shot, so I don't even need to discuss that, he tells TV4 Play.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bäckström back in Tre Kronor – relevant for the Olympics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nicklas Bäckström, 37, is making a comeback in Tre Kronor after eight years. National team captain Sam Hallam has selected him for the Finland Hockey Games next week. He takes on incredible responsibility and possesses cutting-edge skills, especially in the power play, like perhaps no one else in Europe, says Hallam.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brynäs Triumphs in Crucial SHL Derby Against Leksand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brynäs won the anxiety meeting and the derby against Leksand in SHL. Nicklas Bäckström made both goal and assist and Oskar Lindblom shot the winning goal in the 3–2 win. Important. It's the most important match of the year so it was damn nice, says Lindblom to TV4 Play.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brynäs Coach Criticizes Team's Performance in CHL Loss to Storhamar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brynäs coach Niklas Gällstedt did not hold back when the team got a tough CHL start against Norwegian Storhamar. It looks like damn horse shit, Gällstedt screamed in Viaplay's broadcast.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nicklas Bäckström Scores First SHL Goal in 18 Years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the ninth match after returning to Brynäs, the first goal came for Nicklas Bäckström. Pretty nice actually, he says to TV4 Play.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Växjö Defeats Djurgården 4-0 for First SHL Loss]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Last season's league champion Luleå lost big to Frölunda, at the same time as Djurgården suffered their first loss since the SHL return.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Luleå Stages Dramatic Comeback to Win SM Final Replay Against Brynäs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Luleå won the replay of the SM final away against Brynäs after a crazy match. The champion team turned a 0-4 deficit into a 7-5 victory in a match where both teams managed the feat of scoring three goals in 85 seconds. Nicklas Bäckström made two assists – his first points in the SHL return.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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