US EditionSweden beats Czechia 4-2 for its 3rd world junior hockey title
Sweden claimed its third World Junior title with a dominant 29-11 shot advantage and strong goaltending by Love Harenstam in a 4-2 win over Czechia.
- Monday night, Sweden national junior team defeated Czechia national junior team 4-2 at the Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, Minn., to win its third world junior title in the first all-European final since 2016.
- Sweden's balanced attack produced multiple goals to establish control, building a 3-0 lead through Casper Juustovaara, Viktor Eklund, and Sascha Boumedienne.
- Czechia mounted a two-goal push before an empty-netter sealed Sweden's win, with Love Harenstam recording 27 saves and the Swedes holding a 29-11 shot advantage at period's end.
- The win ends a 14-year gold drought for Sweden and Ivar Stenberg's empty-net goal capped the victory; Sweden program features a dozen players eligible to return while Czechia earned its fourth consecutive WJC medal.
- A notable development difference separates Czechia and Sweden as Czechia has 17 players in Canadian junior teams while Sweden had none; Vojtech Cihar was named tournament MVP and the final included a shorthanded play by Jack Berglund.
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