Overview
- Sweden’s preliminary list features Canucks prospect Wilson Björck among a forward group highlighted by Anton Frondell and Ivar Stenberg.
- Only one cut remains for Sweden’s 26-man group, and the starting job in goal is an open competition involving Love Härenstam, Herman Liv and Måns Goos.
- Swiss Ice Hockey invited Canucks draft pick Basile Sansonnens to its 29-man camp, which opens Dec. 10 in Kloten.
- Sweden will play exhibitions against Canada on Dec. 18 and 21 and against Switzerland on Dec. 23, while Switzerland completes three warmups before naming its roster on Dec. 24.
- Group B includes Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, Germany and Slovakia, with games in St. Paul and Minneapolis beginning Dec. 26 as the U.S. pursues a three-peat on home ice.