Alexander Isak and Sweden will want to forget the past week in a hurry, but there’s still a chance of them qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Whereas his Liverpool teammate Mo Salah can look forward to jetting off to North America next summer after Egypt clinched their place at the finals last week, the … Read more
It’s the final day of the World Junior Summer Showcase, and there were two games on the schedule on Saturday afternoon, August 2, both rivalry games. The first was between the Nordic countries of Sweden and Finland, and both teams had a great showcase leading up to the final day. Both teams had players leading … Read more
On Friday, August 1, the World Junior Summer Showcase was down to its final two days of games. The first game was between Canada and Sweden, with Finland and USA to follow. Evan Gardner was in net for Canada, but in the third period they switched to Joshua Ravensbergen, while Love Harenstam was in net … Read more
The fourth day of the World Juniors Summer Showcase was back to two games and the first on Wednesday, July 30 was between Sweden and USA. Tensions were once again high, which was noticeable following the first whistle just seven seconds into the game. The biggest roster move was Cole Eiserman back in for the … Read more
The second game of the day was Team USA White against Sweden on Monday afternoon, July 28. USA White had beaten Finland the day before, while Sweden took down USA Blue. This would be the final game of the showcase, where USA was split into two teams as they will consolidate their roster prior to … Read more
Team USA took the ice in Boston for the first time on Monday evening, as they faced Sweden to close out the preliminary round of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Both teams were dealing with injuries and sickness, as Matthew Tkachuk (USA), Auston Matthews (USA), Charlie McAvoy (USA), Rickard Rakell (SWE) and Mika Zibanejad (SWE) were … Read more
William Nylander was arguably Sweden’s best forward during Saturday’s 4-3 loss to Finland and with his team on the verge of elimination from the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ winger analyzed what’s gone wrong through two games. “We are playing too much on the outside,” Nylander said post-game. “I think we have to … Read more
William Nylander responded with a bounce-back game, but it wasn’t enough to get Team Sweden over the finish line, losing 4-3 in overtime to Team Finland on Saturday. Nylander recorded an assist in 21:34 of ice-time, the most playing time among any forward in Saturday’s game. He was zipping around the ice and constantly creating … Read more
William Nylander is arguably the most explosive scorer at the 4 Nations Face-Off and his countrymen are expecting the Toronto Maple Leafs star to take his game to another level. Nylander and Team Sweden lost 4-3 to Team Canada in an overtime thriller, where fellow Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner notched the game-winner off a … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander participated in his first practice with Team Sweden for the 4 Nations Face-Off, skating on a line with Mika Zibanejad and Rickard Rakell. SWEDEN Nylander-Zibanejad-RakellKempe-Pettersson-ForsbergBratt-Eriksson Ek-RaymondNyquist-Lindholm-ArvidssonCarlsson Hedman-BrodinEkholm-KarlssonDahlin-AnderssonForsling is sick today and not practising — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 10, 2025 This should have the makings of a quality line … Read more