The Euro Hockey Tour ends on the first weekend in May, as the last tournament before the 2024 Hockey World Cup. In Czech Brno, Tre Kronor is charging up for the championship. Now Sam Hallam has released Tre Kronor’s squad for the Czech Hockey Games (Betano Hockey Games). Rasmus Dahlin plays the tournament before the WC among several NHL Swedes.
It’s getting closer to the hockey World Cup. While the NHL Swedes for the World Cup are starting to trickle in, the basis for a World Cup squad must also be formed in Tre Kronor. Sam Hallam and his management staff are working hard to produce a gold team, both in the Euro Hockey Tour and in the WC. Sweden leads the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) on 21 points after three tournaments, this before the home tournament in May: the Czech Republic (17 points). But the big goal is, of course, WC gold, and then good preparation is required.
On May 2-5, the Czech Hockey Games, also recently named the Betano Hockey Games, will be played in the Czech Republic and Brno. Sweden will take on Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Finland in three games to play a rematch for the 2024 Hockey World Cup starting on May 10.
On Friday, national team captain Sam Hallam took the Swedish team to the tournament, where there are some new faces compared to the squad for the internationals against Finland in April. There are, among other things, some WC-ready NHL Swedes but also New Jersey forward Alexander Holtz who is not WC-ready but has the chance to join a WC squad if he impresses the national team management.
– Now we are taking it even further with this squad, where we are bringing in reinforcements from the NHL and Switzerland. My most important task will be to, together with the other coaches, set our game system for all the new faces. We will use the time in the best way to prepare for the World Cup opener against the USA on May 10, says Sam Hallam in a press release.
Sweden is coming off three losses and a win against Finland in training matches, but now the preparations for the World Cup begin in earnest with a sharpened squad.
– We come from two valuable weeks with Finnkampen. The close matches interspersed with training laid a good foundation for the WC. Game-wise, it is of course frustrating that we only score one goal in the last three games, but it was a useful experience for us to go through, says Sam Hallam.
Superstar Rasmus Dahlin will play in the Euro Hockey Tour and Czech Hockey Games as he is among nine Swedish defenders in the squad. Also Joel Eriksson Ek is included like all ready NHL players except Erik Karlsson and Marcus Johansson. There is also a trio of goalkeepers from the NHL, where you get to prove yourself to the national team management before the World Cup and hone your form in pursuit of playing time in the championship.
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Tre Kronor’s schedule in the Czech Hockey Games
Betano Hockey Games are broadcast on Viaplay’s channels. Sweden’s matches are broadcast on TV6. Other matches on Viaplay.
May 2:
Sweden – Switzerland
19:45
May 4:
Czech Republic – Sweden
16:00
May 5th:
Sweden – Finland
12:00
The Swedish squad for the Betano Hockey Games
Goalkeepers
30. Jesper Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild
33. Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia Flyers
35. Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
Backing
5. Oscar Fantenberg, Linköping HC
25. Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
26. Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
28. Marcus Pettersson, Pittsburgh Penguins
32. Lukas Bengtsson, EV Zug
43. Filip Berglund, Örebro HK
58. Jesper Sellgren, Luleå HF
72. Tim Heed, HC Ambri-Piotta
92. Patrik Nemeth, SC Bern
Forwards
8. Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Örebro HK
10. Alexander Holtz, New Jersey Devils
11. Joakim Nygård, Färjestad BK
12. Max Friberg, Frölunda HC
14. Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
16. Felix Unger Sörum, Leksands IF
19. Marcus Sörensen, HC Fribourg-Gottéron
20. Isac Lundestrom, Anaheim Ducks
21. Christoffer Ehn, Linköping HC
22. Lukas Vejdemo, Leksands IF
49. Fabian Zetterlund, San Jose Sharks
59. Linus Johansson, Färjestad BK
71. Victor Olofsson, Buffalo Sabres
95. André Burakovsky, Seattle Kraken
Those who have left the squad since the international matches against Finland in Jyväskylä and Linköping are:
Carl Lindbom
Philip Larsson
Jonathan Myrenberg
Samuel Johansson
Olle Alsing
Marcus Hardegård
Milton Oscarson
Oscar Eklind
Andreas Wingerli
Oskar Lang
Victor Ejdsell
Leon Bristedt
Malte Strömwall
Pontus Andreasson
Updated April 26, 2024
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