Sweden named its roster for February’s 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday.
The team will be led by Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg and Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman.
Sweden kicks off the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament against Canada on Feb. 12 at Bell Centre in Montreal. They will then play Finland on Feb. 15, also in Montreal before closing round robin play against the United States on Feb. 17 at Boston’s TD Garden.
Forsberg, 30, has tallied nine goals and eight assists in 25 games for the Preds. In 723 career games in Nashville, Forsberg has scored 296 goals with 326 assists. The 33-year-old Hedman has four goals and 18 assists over 23 games with the Lightning in 2024-25, his 16th year in Tampa Bay. He helped the Lightning win the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 and captured the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2018.Sweden’s hasn’t reached the podium in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics since claiming the silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Games. They struck gold at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy.
At the World Championships, Sweden is coming off a bronze medal performance earlier this year and has won 11 gold medals at the annual tournament.
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