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Much of Tre Kronor's final practice session at Bolshoy Ice Dome before its Olympic opener tomorrow against the Czech Republic was devoted to special teams. The Swedes have split their firepower between the first and second power play units, rather than simply trying to load up the first unit with t...
A four-goal barrage over a dominating first 25 minutes of play was enough for Tre Kronor to hold off the Czech Republic by a 4-2 count on the opening day of Olympic preliminary round play in Sochi. A pair of goals by Erik Karlsson (one even strength and one power play) paced the Swedish attack....
The big news around Team Sweden today has nothing to do with Tre Kronor's 4-2 win over the Czech Republic yesterday or the team's preparations for tomorrow's game against Switzerland. Instead, it is about how the injury bug has bitten the team once again, affecting another of the Swedes' key playe...
Overcoming a poor start against a hungry and determined opponent, Sweden squeaked out a 1-0 victory against Switzerland in preliminary round hockey competition at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Tre Kronor rode a brilliant 26-save performance by Henrik Lundqvist and a mid-third period rebound goal by Da...
On the strength of four power play goals that helped them overcome an often-sloppy and uninspired performance, Team Sweden battled back from a 2-1 deficit in the second period to hold off underdog Latvia by a 5-3 score. With the victory, Tre Kronor clinched first place in preliminary round Group C a...
WRAPUP Tre Kronor advanced to the semifinals of the medal round after a methodical 5-0 win over underdog Slovenia. After a bit of a sloppy start to the game, Pär Mårts team wore down the Slovenians and then exploded for four goals in the third period. Alexander Steen's first period power pl...
Strong special teams play propelled Tre Kronor to the gold medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as Sweden downed arch-rival Finland by a 2-1 score in the semifinals. After trailing 1-0 in the second period on a goal by Olli Jokinen, the Swedes forged ahead with tallies by Loui Eriksson an...
Tre Kronor will be the slight underdog heading into tomorrow's gold medal game against Canada. Team Sweden has yet to play its "A" game for 60 minutes of hockey, although they got better and better as the semifinal game progressed against Finland and slammed the door with a one-goal lead in the thir...
Heading into the Olympic gold medal match against Team Canada, Tre Kronor knew that it would face a difficult challenge getting pucks into scoring areas against the most stifling team defense in the tournament. They also knew it was imperative not to get pinned in their own end of the ice for long s...
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