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Ducks’ Leo Carlsson Won’t Play in Winter Olympics
Johansson and Lindholm join Sweden’s Olympic hockey team as injury replacements, boosting the roster with veterans who have strong NHL experience and previous Olympic success.
- On Tuesday, Sweden's Tre Kronor added NHL veterans Marcus Johansson and Hampus Lindholm as injury replacements for the Olympics in Italy starting Feb. 11.
- After surgery sidelined key players, Sweden tapped NHL veterans as replacements; Leo Carlsson had a Jan. 16 thigh procedure and Jonas Brodin’s surgery ruled him out next month.
- Hampus Lindholm, 32, hasn't played for Sweden since the 2018 world championships and has 16 points in 38 games this season, returning from injury for the Olympics.
- With Johansson added, Sweden would boost its 2014-era veteran contingent if captain Gabriel Landeskog and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson are healthy, replacing Jonas Brodin and Leo Carlsson next month.
- Context-first: Johansson's career renaissance with 34 points in 48 games for the Minnesota Wild and three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson's return from Sochi highlight Sweden's veteran depth.
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Ducks’ Leo Carlsson won’t play in Winter Olympics
Ducks center Leo Carlsson’s Olympic dream has been deferred. He was set to become the youngest player representing Team Sweden in Milan next month, but the 21-year-old’s availability was jeopardized by a procedure he underwent on his left thigh in mid-January. The Tre Kronor officially announced Tuesday that Carlsson would be replaced by Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson. His Wild teammate, defenseman Jonas Brodin, will also miss the compe…
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Hampus Lindholm and Marcus Johansson get the chance. The NHL players have been selected for the Olympics. The duo replaces injured Jonas Brodin and Leo Carlsson.
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