Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson has been added to Sweden’s roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off as an injury replacement for New Jersey’s Jacob Markstrom. Sweden national team coach Sam Hallam announced the change Wednesday,
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It’s another step in the development of Detroit Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka, and a big one at that. Next week, when the Swedish senior national team is participaing in the Beijer Hockey Games,
The Panthers have eight players total slated to participate in the tournament: Four for Finland (Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola), two for Canada (Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett), one for the United States (Matthew Tkachuk) and one for Sweden (Gustav Forsling).
The opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off is Sweden against Canada on Feb. 12 (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS). And with the clock ticking down to the start of the tournament, Hallam is being forced to deal with several key injuries.
Barring any injuries, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have at least one player on each of the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters next month. Sweden’s lone Leafs representative, William Nylander, is no stranger to the national team program.