At the 2016 Ice Hockey World Cup, which kicks off in Toronto on September 17th, the Swedish national team is one of the main favorites of the tournament. This is no coincidence, because the composition of this team is represented by world-class masters.
In recent years, Swedish ice hockey players have been highly regarded in the world's leading ice hockey league. More than seventy legionnaires from this Scandinavian country play in the NHL. Swedish head coach Ricard Gronberg, who took office after the Russian World Cup, has formed the final squad for the team that claims to be the highest in the World Cup.
Goalkeepers
The Swedish goalkeeper line is traditionally very strong. Henrik Lundqvist from New York Rangers is likely to take the number one post at the team's goal. The other two goalkeepers on the list are Jakub Markström (Vancouver) and Robin Lenner (Buffalo).
Defenders
Sweden's two defense players from the 2016 World Cup squad defend the colors of the Tampa Lightning: Anton Strolman and Victor Hedman. In addition to them, the Stanley Cup winner in Chicago Niklas Hjalmarson, as well as Niklas Cronwall (Detroit), the attacking defender from Ottawa Eric Carlson, Oliver Ekman-Larson (Arizona), and Matthias Ekholm (Nashville).
Forwards
The line of attack of the Swedish national team is completed just as well. The Sedin brothers from Vancouver have been the leaders of the national team at major tournaments for many years. The team also includes the captain of Detroit - the most experienced Henrik Zetterberg, who played for the national team at several Olympic Games. Pittsburgh is represented in the national team by two forwards - Karl Hagelin and Patrick Hernquist. In addition to these players, the team included: Louis Ericsson (Boston), Gabrielle Landeskog and Karl Söderberg (Colorado), Alexander Steen (St. Louis), Philip Forsberg (Nashville), a wonderful passer from Washington Nicklas Beckstrom, Markus Krueger (Chicago), Jacob Silverberg (Anaheim).
