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Sweden meets Finland in Four Nations on Saturday night.
Before the hot meeting, Viaplay expert Erik Granqvist points out the key player in Tre Kronor, he who really needs to perform for Tre Kronor to go to the final.
– He is majestic and complete on the ice, Granqvist tells the Sports Bible.
After Tre Kronor’s initial loss against the home team Canada in Four Nations (3-4 after an extension), the Saturday match against neighboring Finland is extremely important. Later in the night, USA canada is played. Sweden subsequently plays its last match during the night against Wednesday, against the United States.
Erik Granqvist is looking forward to Four Nations
One who follows the four -team tournament with great pleasure is Viaplay’s expert Erik Granqvist.
– This is a huge heart rate boot for all hockey lovers. Finally, to see the best against the best again. Most recently, 2016 was in Toronto, so it’s just over eight years ago, he tells the Sports Bible.
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He is lyrical about the hockey year we have ahead of us now in 2025 and early 2026.
-It is a huge special national team year with Four Nations away in Montreal and Boston, then a World Cup comes in newly renovated Avicii Arena with many good NHL players there too. Then comes the Milan Olympics in a year, where the best will finally meet each other again then. The NHL players are included. The hockey year that we have to look forward to now contains a lot of hockey candy, he says.
Granqvist about Sweden’s key players
When the Sports Bible asks him to mention the Swedish who he considers to be Tre Kronor’s most important player, he responds quickly:
– – Victor Hedmanthe team captain, has won two Stanley Cup, he has won the World Cup gold with Tre Kronor. He is majestic and complete on the ice. Both key figure offensively in powerplay where he controls Blå, which he does in Tampa, but also in the defensive when defending wires and playing boxplay, he says and continues to pay tribute to the 34-year-old from Örnsköldsvik.
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– Then it is self -confidence, the pondus that he has been involved in winning the Stanley Cup, which is the most difficult thing to win in hockey. He says: “Take a back on me”. Herdrifier Hedman becomes Three Kronor’s most important player!
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