Next week JVM starts.
Then team captain Emil Andrae will lead Sweden to a gold.
– It will go a long way, he says.
The coronavirus found its way into last winter’s JVM and the entire tournament was canceled overnight. The announcement hit like a bomb, and all the teams were sent home from Canada.
That speaks for Sweden
In the spring, the announcement came that the championship will take place again, and in the middle of the summer. Now there is barely a week left until the tournament starts, and the team captain of the junior crowns Emil Andrae is loaded to the teeth – and will lead Sweden to gold.
– It’s a really fun tournament. We have a good foundation of good guys, if we get it right and get together in the days we have before and during the tournament, it will probably go a long way, he tells SVT Sport.
Emil Andrae was also the team captain before this winter’s tournament – and earlier this week it became clear that the 20-year-old will be trusted again.
“Wants to be a leader type”
– I want to be a leader type and contribute both on and off the ice. On the ice, I want to contribute with my passing game and my quick game from behind and try to drive the game and take responsibility with the puck, that’s what I’m best at, he says.
The Junior World Cup will take place on Tuesday next week. Sweden plays for the first time on Wednesday, and meets Switzerland in the first match.
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