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Tre Kronor is loading up for the hockey World Cup.
Now you can get dream reinforcement in Victor Hedman.
The Swedish NHL star now admits his thoughts on the WC.
He is one of Sweden’s top players in the NHL and a real world defenseman. 33-year-old Victor Hedman has won both WC gold in 2017 and was named the world’s best hockey back in 2018.
Hedman looking bad
But now his Tampa Bay Lightning are in a bad spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs and are down 0-3 in games against the arch-rival Florida Panthers. It can open for dream reinforcement for the hockey World Cup.
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On May 10, Tre Kronor plays its WC premiere against the USA and so far both NHL stars have Erik Karlsson and Rasmus Dahlin joined the national team. Should Hedman also pull on the blue-and-yellow national team shirt again, it provides an absolutely world-class backup set.
About the Hockey World Cup
Now the Swedish NHL star breaks the silence about the hockey World Cup.
– There is always a chance. As long as you feel energetic and can contribute, it’s always tempting to participate, he tells SVT.
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In the future, Victor Hedman is also very much looking forward to playing in the Winter Olympics with Tre Kronor, as the championship in Cortina 2026 could be his very first and last Olympic participation.
– It feels incredibly fun, it’s big. I’ve never had the chance to play in the Olympics yet, so it’s a big intermediate goal I have there in the future. Precisely for my own part, it may be the last time it is possible that I can play the Olympics, he says to the television channel.
– We can start with this four-nation tournament as a small starter, if you say so. Then there will be the Olympics in Italy and it is holy ground for Swedish hockey. So it would have been inspiring and fun to be part of that journey.
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Hedman sees Tre Kronor as a major contender for the Olympic gold if they bring all the top players from the NHL.
– Sweden probably doesn’t want to meet anyone. It’s true that everyone has their best matches in life, but that’s how it is for everyone. The national teams will have fantastic squads, he says in the interview.
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