Hockey
One of the contenders for gold. Sweden national team announces its bid for the Olympics
The Swedish national hockey team has announced its bid for the 2026 Olympic Games, where it is considered one of the favorites for the tournament.
The Swedes have a good goalkeeping team, star defenders Hedman, Dahlin and Karlsson, as well as a number of strong forwards (Forsberg, Landeskog, Nylander, Pettersson, Zibanejad and others).
Goalkeepers: Gustavsson (Minnesota), Markstrom (New Jersey), Wallstedt (Minnesota).
Defenders: Andersson (Calgary), Broberg (St. Louis), Brodin (Minnesota), Dahlin (Buffalo), Ekman-Larsson (Toronto), Forsling (Florida), Hedman (Tampa Bay), Karlsson (Pittsburgh).
Forward: Bratt (New Jersey), Karlsson (Anaheim), Eriksson Ek (Minnesota), Forsberg (Nashville), Holmberg (Tampa Bay), Wennberg (San Jose), Kempe (Los Angeles), Landeskog (Colorado), Lindholm (Boston), Nylander (Toronto), Pettersson (Vancouver), Rakell (Pittsburgh), Raymond (Detroit), Zibanejad (Rangers).
Sweden will face Finland, Slovakia and Italy in the group stage.
Source: Sport UA
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