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Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has shown flashes for Team Sweden at the Olympics, but history appears to be repeating itself.
Team Sweden plays its first game at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina on Wednesday, marking Lightning captain Victor Hedman’s first appearance on the Olympic stage.
The 2-0 win by the Swedes eliminates the Czechia, the No. 3 seed after the four-game preliminary round. The Czech team came into the 2026 Olympics as bronze medal favorites, with eight players from the Professional Women’s Hockey League, including No. 1 pick — and leading goal scorer — Kristýna Kaltounková.
Today, Team Sweden, which plays its first game of the tournament against Team Italy on Wednesday (3:10 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, CBC Gem, SN, CBC).
One day after Team Sweden's opening 5-2 win against the hosts, Italy, at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, William Nylander was absent from practice once again.
In a surprising move to some, the Wild have two goaltenders playing in the Milano Cortina Winter Games: Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt, who is in his first full NHL season.
The U.S. earned its third ever Olympic curling medal with silver in the mixed doubles event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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