Ice Hockey
Sweden registers 20 players for world championship opener
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Tre Kronor has named 20 players for Friday's IIHF World Championship opener against Canada in Fribourg. Two goalies, six defensemen and twelve forwards are registered, leaving room for adjustments. Viggo Björck, 18, is set to become the youngest Swedish player ever in the tournament.
Defenseman Max Krogdahl will not continue with Skellefteå after one season. He has reached a verbal agreement to play for Finnish club Jokerit instead.
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Carl Grundström will not play for Sweden in the world championship opener against Canada on Friday. The Philadelphia forward lands in Switzerland too late for the match.
Aleksander Barkov made his long-awaited comeback for Finland in the Beijer Hockey Games on May 7. The Florida Panthers captain had been sidelined since August 2025 with a knee injury.
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Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk has been added to the United States preliminary roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland. The announcement came from the American ice hockey federation on Thursday.
Örebro Hockey was eliminated from the SHL playoffs' eighth-finals against Luleå after losing the third and decisive match. Several players and the coach commented on the future after the season's end. The team faced a steep uphill battle after Ben Tardif's goal to 4-2 early in the third period.
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Malmö beat Djurgården 2-1 in the second game of their SHL playoff eighth-final series, evening the matchup at 1-1. William von Barnekow scored the late winner amid controversy over a possible offside, while Djurgården's Jacob Josefson equalized earlier in the third period. A third and decisive game is set for Saturday in Malmö.
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