S61 Team Captains:
*as voted on by players


( C ) Magnus Liljeström

( A ) Karl Krashwagen

( A ) First-Name Last-Name


Without further ado, please welcome the players that will be representing Sweden at the S61 IIHF World Championships:

Forwards

 Henrik Lekberg Osterman (S50) @Thatguy91 – San Francisco Pride

( A ) Karl Krashwagen (S50) @CementHands – Baltimore Platoon  

( A ) First-Name Last-Name (S50) @gurbs – Philadephlia Forge  

Reid Sutherland (S53) @reid – Seattle Argonauts  

Sven Svenson (S53) @LordBirdman – San Francisco Pride  

Rikard Hammarberg (S53) @jtam – Hamilton Steelhawks  

Taylor Johansson (S53) @Tayjay – Montreal Patriotes 

Jimmy Wagner (S53)  @sve7en - Los Angeles Panthers

** Juni Panda (S55) @juniped - Manhattan Rage 
  
Calvin Hobbes (S56) @krazko – New England Wolfpack   

** Jonathan Granström (S57) @Halkohol - New England Wolfpack 

** Dogwood Maple (S58) @dogwoodmaple - Hamilton Steelhawks 

** Rookies [First ever IIHF tournament] 
 
As always, Sweden is blessed with a glut of elite centers, the Swedes have more centers than they know what to do with, so players such as Last-Name and Johansson swap out to the wings. This is a tremendous advantage for the team when it comes to faceoffs and possession, the latter of which has become a staple of Sweden's international squads during this current golden era.  Scoring should not be a problem with this forward crop as they have many players across the board who can carry the scoring load. Keep an eye out for this group to find their defensive identity and be a tough pack to play against.  Sweden's forwards are charged with playing fast, with an unforgiving forecheck and constant pressure. It has served the program well and this group can execute that plan once again. The order of the top three lines is inconsequential – they're all loaded with scoring talent. 


Defenseman

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Jr. (S51) @soulja – Montreal Patriotes 
 
Sven Yxskaft (S52) @kenvald – New England Wolfpack  

( C ) Magnus Liljeström (S53) @roastpuff – Tampa Bay Barracuda  

Emilia Bergman (S54) @Renomitsu – Buffalo Stampede  

Joseph Fantobens (S54) @Fantobens - Texas Renegades 

Jasper Maximov (S56) @enigmatic - Baltimore Platoon 


While the forwards are impressive, Sweden's blue line remains its bread and butter. It's arguably the best group of any nation; if this defensive lineup doesn't strike fear into the hearts of opposing forwards, I'm not sure what will. This group of six chosen bring a variety of skills that will keep Sweden's own zone safe while also transitioning the puck to those amazing forwards and chipping in some offense themselves from the point.


Goalies

A Jobin (S53) @Jobin – Hamilton Steelhawks  

Jon St. Ark (S57) @Arkz – New Orleans Specters

When you've got one of the best goalies in the SHL in net, you're gonna feel pretty good about your chances. Jobin is the obvious starter for Sweden as emoji-man has proven that he is the most intimidating goalie in the world and when he has a superstar roster in front of him, he's practically unbeatable. Backing him up is St. Ark & despite his young age, he has tons of international experience and success.



Heja Sverige!