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Tre Kronor fell to the USA in the group final with 3-4.
But the great talent Leo Carlsson impressed again with two goals.
And now the 18-year-old is on the same level as Jaromir Jagr himself.
Just a month ago made the giant promise Leo Carlson debut in Tre Kronor after a big breakthrough in the SHL during the season. The 18-year-old impressed right from the start in the A national team jersey and he was painted as a potential WC joker.
Carlsson’s success
After great efforts in the training matches, the teenager managed to take a sensational place in the Tre Kronor squad for the hockey World Cup ahead of many other more established names. Carlsson is also not in the WC to watch and learn, but has shown right from the start that he is here to deliver straight away.
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In the group final against the USA on Tuesday, the 18-year-old was the main contributor to Sweden winning 1-3 to 3-3 and taking the match to extra time. Leo Carlsson accounted for two goals against the Americans and now has a total of five points after seven games of his very first hockey World Cup.
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Equal to Jagr
Unfortunately, Sweden fell in extra time against the USA and thus missed out on the group victory, but after the match, the young Örebro player was highly praised.
– From the time we brought him into the national team before the WC, he has shown that he really wants to play. He takes the initiative and then it is very fun to see him. It’s nice to see a guy who doesn’t think too much, says Tre Kronor’s union captain Sam Hallam in SVT.
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After the breakthrough in Tampere, Carlsson has now entered the top 10 list of the best scorers during his draft year in the context of the World Cup. The young Swede gets past the NHL superstar Leon Draisaitl and up on par with the giant icon Jaromir Jagr who scored five points in the 1990 World Cup, see the full list below.
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Leo Carlsson is also the best Swede on the historical list and he continues to write blue-yellow hockey history this spring. The 18-year-old is already Sweden’s youngest World Cup player ever and Sweden’s youngest World Cup goalscorer ever.
Most WC points during the draft year:
1. Patrik Laine, Finland – 12 points (7+5)
2. Ferdinand Cattini, Switzerland – 10 points (10+0)
3. Auston Matthews, USA – 9 points (6+3)
4. Juraj Slafkovsky, Slovakia – 9 points (3+6)
5. Paul Kariya, Canada – 9 points (2+7)
6. Kaapo Kakko, Finland – 7 points (6+1)
7. Jack Eichel, USA – 7 points (2+5)
8. Olli Jokinen, Finland – 6 points (4+2)
9. Simon Nemec, Slovakia – 6 points (1+5)
10. Leo Carlsson, Sweden – 5 points (3+2)
10. Jaromir Jagr, Czech Republic – 5 points (3+2)
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