Young hockey players from Småland and Värmland celebrate winning gold medals in the boys' and girls' TV-pucken 2025 finals on an ice rink.
Young hockey players from Småland and Värmland celebrate winning gold medals in the boys' and girls' TV-pucken 2025 finals on an ice rink.
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Småland and Värmland win TV-pucken 2025 golds

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Småland secured back-to-back boys' titles with a 4-1 victory over Skåne in the TV-pucken 2025 final, marking the first home-district win since 2015. On the girls' side, Värmland claimed their first-ever gold with a 3-0 shutout against Dalarna, maintaining a perfect tournament record without conceding a goal.

Boys' Final: Småland 4-1 Skåne

Småland went unbeaten through the group stage and playoffs, defeating Skåne 4-1 in their earlier group meeting in Ulricehamn. In the final at Hatstore Arena, attended by 2,220 spectators, Olle Sandberg scored the opener at 7:05 of the first period. Isak Alvudd added a power-play goal with one second left in the period for 2-0. Alvudd struck again at 7:03 of the second on a counterattack to make it 3-0. Emil Ronnemo extended the lead to 4-0 late, before Casper Scherstén's goal with 26 seconds remaining set the final score at 4-1.

Alvudd, who also starred in the semifinal with a shootout winner, said, "Det är obeskrivligt, det är jäkligt mäktigt." Sandberg contributed three points and noted, "Vi går ut och spelar exakt som vi sa, alla stämplat in." This marks Småland's second straight boys' title, last achieved on home ice by Ångermanland in 2015.

Final boys' standings: 1. Småland, 2. Skåne, 3. Stockholm Nord, 4. Stockholm Syd, 5. Gästrikland, 6. Värmland, 7. Norrbotten, 8. Medelpad.

Girls' Final: Värmland 3-0 Dalarna

Värmland made history in their first final appearance, unbeaten and with shutouts in every game. Goaltender Clara Björck was pivotal, as the team had never advanced beyond the quarterfinals before. Against Dalarna, whom they beat 1-0 in the group stage, Molly Nordqvist scored at 5:33 for 1-0. Matilda Henriksson Ribeiro added a power-play goal under three minutes later. In the second period, after two Dalarna penalties including too many players on the ice, Irma Junzell made it 3-0.

Björck credited the defense: "Det är på grund av backarna." Coach Niclas Malmquist praised the team: "De är helt underbara både på och utanför isen." Top scorer Molly Pihlström said, "Vi har bra sammanhållning, jobbar för varandra och är positiva."

Final girls' standings: 1. Värmland, 2. Dalarna, 3. Stockholm, 4. Ångermanland, 5. Småland, 6. Västerbotten, 7. Skåne, 8. Östergötland/Gotland.

Next year's finals will be in Örnsköldsvik.

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