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Swedish WJC roster announced
Written by: Unknown on 12/08/2003 
The Swedish WJC roster was announced today and it includes some
surprises. Overall the squad looks stronger than last year. Obvious key
players
besides both goalies are Alexander Steen, Robert Nilsson, Tobias Enström
and SEL rookie Johan Fransson. Those four will lead the team offensively and
will see a lot of icetime on the power play.
Frölunda's talented youngster Loui Eriksson and Brynäs' sniper Nicklas
Danielsson will also have some pressure on their shoulders when it comes to
scoring, which has been a major concern for Sweden in previous tournaments.
An interesting new player is Tri-City's Swedish WHLer Marcus Jonasén.
Jonasén is the only player of really large stature (6'4", 225lbs)
on the Swedish team and he has had a strong rookie season in the WHL.
Another player among forwards that can't go unnoticed is top prospect Johannes
Salmonsson, born 1986 and eligible for the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Salmonsson
has surprised everyone by becoming a regular with Djurgården in the Swedish
Elite League and this will be a great oppurtunity for him to raise his stock
for the draft. Salmonsson is actually not the only player born 1986 on the Swedish team. HV
71's goalie Magnus Åkerlund is the second one and also a player that could
get drafted quite early in the draft next summer. Åkerlund has yet to
play in the Elite league but he has been playing very convincing in the junior
league.
Tobias Enström and Johan Fransson will be they key players
on defense, but there are more interesting names. Alexander Täng has been
a major factor in the Swedish junior league with Frölunda. He is a player
with very strong overall skills and could become a big surprise in this tournament.
From the 2nd-tier league Daniel Sondell, Björklöven, is a player to
watch. A defenseman with very good offensive skills although his awareness in
his own end is still somewhat questionable.
Henrik Blomqvist who plays with Växjö in the 2nd-tier league is a
surprising pick seeing as he hasn't played with the U20-team this season. Blomqvist
is "only" 5'11" but don't let his size fool you. He is a very
tough and physical defenseman that will use his body at every given oppurtunity.
A preview of all the Swedish players will be posted before the tournament starts.
Schedule:
December 27: Sweden vs. Austria
December 28: Sweden vs. Russia
December 30: Sweden vs. USA
December 31: Sweden vs. Slovakia
Swedish WJC-roster
| Player | Pos |
Born |
Ht |
Wt |
Team |
Drafted |
| Joakim Lundström | G |
1984 |
6.01 |
187 |
Brynäs |
|
| Magnus Åkerlund | G |
1986 |
6.01 |
183 |
HV 71 |
04 eligible |
. |
. |
|||||
| Johan Björk | D |
1984 |
6.01 |
194 |
MIF Redhawks |
Ottawa |
| Henrik Blomqvist | D |
1984 |
5.11 |
183 |
Växjö |
|
| Tobias Enström | D |
1984 |
5.10 |
174 |
MoDo |
Atlanta |
| Johan Fransson | D |
1985 |
6.01 |
183 |
Luleå |
04 eligible |
| Pierre Johnsson | D |
1984 |
6.01 |
190 |
Mora |
Calgary |
| Tomas Skogs | D |
1984 |
5.10 |
178 |
Mora |
|
| Daniel Sondell | D |
1984 |
6.00 |
186 |
Björklöven |
|
| Alexander Täng | D |
1985 |
5.11 |
196 |
Frölunda |
|
| . | . |
. |
||||
| Johan Andersson | F |
1984 |
6.01 |
207 |
Troja/Ljungby |
Chicago |
| Patric Blomdahl | F |
1984 |
6.01 |
220 |
AIK |
Washington |
| Nicklas Danielsson | F |
1984 |
6.00 |
170 |
Brynäs |
Vancouver |
| Nicklas Eckerblom | F |
1984 |
6.01 |
196 |
Djurgården |
Minnesota |
| Loui Eriksson | F |
1985 |
6.01 |
178 |
Frölunda |
Dallas |
| Fredrik Johansson | F |
1984 |
6.00 |
187 |
Frölunda |
Edmonton |
| Marcus Jonasén | F |
1984 |
6.04 |
225 |
Tri-City |
NY Rangers |
| Monir Kalgoum | F |
1984 |
6.01 |
187 |
Huddinge |
|
| Sebastian Meijer | F |
1984 |
5.09 |
168 |
HV 71 |
|
| Robert Nilsson | F |
1985 |
5.10 |
180 |
Leksand |
NY Islanders |
| Johannes Salmonsson | F |
1986 |
6.02 |
183 |
Djurgården |
04 eligible |
| Alexander Steen | F |
1984 |
5.11 |
186 |
Frölunda |
Toronto |
| Andreas Valdix | F |
1984 |
5.11 |
172 |
MIF Redhawks | Washington |
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