NHL stars dominate Swedes' champion Olympic squad
Sweden coach Bengt-Aake Gustafsson on Sunday announced a 23-man
squad, made up largely of NHL stars, for the Vancouver winter Olympics.
Goalkeepers: Jonas Gustavsson (Toronto Maple Leafs/NHL), Stefan Liv (HV
71), Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers/NHL).
Defenders: Tobias Enstrom (Atlanta Thrashers/NHL), Magnus Johansson (Linkopings
HC), Niklas Kronwall (Detroit Red Wings/NHL), Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit
Red Wings/NHL), Douglas Murray (San Jose Sharks/NHL), Johnny Oduya (New
Jersey Devils/NHL), Henrik Tallinder (Buffalo Sabres/NHL), Mattias
Ohlund (Tampa Bay Lightning/NHL).
Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators/NHL), Nicklas Backstrom
(Washington Capitals/NHL), Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars/NHL), Peter
Forsberg (MODO Hockey), Tomas Holmstrom (Detroit Red Wings/NHL), Patric
Hornqvist (Nashville Predators/NHL), Fredrik Modin (Columbus Blue
Jackets/NHL), Samuel Paahlsson (Columbus Blue Jackets/NHL), Daniel Sedin
(Vancouver Canucks/NHL), Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks/NHL), Mattias
Weinhandl (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red
Wings/NHL). |