2017 IIHF World Championship

May 21st 2017

Sweden defeats Canada 2-1 in a shootout to win the 2017 World Championship

William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs) representing Sweden was named tournament MVP.

Sweden Win WJC

Sweden defeated Russia 1-0 in Overtime in a game that was as exciting as any high scoring game.   The Russian goaltender Andrei Makarov was tremendous in defeat as he face 58 shots and only let 1 get by him.   The Swedish goalie faced on 17 all night and made them count.

This is the first WJC title for the Swedes since 1981.

WJC Finals Set with Russia and Sweden

Russia beats Canada, Sweden tops Finland at world hockey juniors - SI.com - Hockey