– It’s getting closer and we’re looking forward to getting together in a week. It is the big highlight of the season for the Junior crowns, but also an important event for Swedish ice hockey. We are hopeful for the tournament, but also aware that we need to maximize our performance in order to achieve a good result, says Magnus Hävelid, the confederation captain for the Junior crowns.
The last JVM ended with a fourth place for the Junior crowns. Nine of the players who were there then are in this year’s squad.
– A large part have experience from last year’s tournament and have experienced what it takes to go far. They also have great experience to bring from the U18 WC gold in 2022 and the U18 silver in 2023, concludes Magnus Hävelid.
troops
Goalkeepers
1 Kevin Reidler, Dubuque Fighting Saints
30 Melker Thelin, IF Björklöven
35 Hugo Hävelid, Djurgården IF
Backing
2 Elias Pettersson, Örebro HK
3 Elias Salomonsson, Skellefteå AIK
4 Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Skellefteå AIK
5 Mattias Hävelid, Linköping HC
6 Anton Johansson, Leksands IF
8 Jakob Norèn, MoDo Hockey
24 Tom Willander, Boston University
Forwards
10 Fabian Wagner, Linköping HC
11 Isac Born, Frölunda HC
12 Noah Östlund, Växjö Lakers HC
15 David Edstrom, Frölunda HC
16 Felix Unger Sörum, Leksands IF
18 Filip Bystedt, Linköping HC
19 Rasmus Rudslätt, AIK
20 Liam Öhgren, Färjestads BK
21 Zeb Forsfjäll, Skellefteå AIK
22 Anton Wahlberg, IF Malmö Redhawks
23 Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Örebro HK
25 Otto Stenberg, Frölunda HC
27 Oskar Pettersson, Rögle BK
Program
Training matches
Tuesday 19 December
16.30 Sweden-Switzerland Catena Arena
Thursday 21 December
18.00 Sweden-USA Catena Arena
JVM, group stage
Tuesday 26 December
19.30 Sweden-Latvia Scandinavium
Thursday 28 December
19.30 Germany-Sweden Scandinavium
Friday 29 December
19.30 Canada-Sweden Scandinavium
Sunday 31 December
14.30 Sweden-Finland Scandinavium
About the 2024 IIHF Junior World Championship
This year’s Junior WC for men begins on December 26 in Gothenburg. Sweden plays in Group A together with Latvia, Germany, Canada and Finland. Group B consists of USA, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland and Norway. Group A is played in Scandinavium, while Group B is played in Frölundaborg.
The organizers of the 2024 IIHF Junior WC are the Swedish Ice Hockey Association in close cooperation with Got Event, Göteborg & Co, Frölunda Hockey Club and the Gothenburg Ice Hockey Association.
Game schedule and other information here
2023-12-06 12:54:42
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