Photo: Frolunda Indians forward and Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Alexander Wennberg is leading Sweden on the scoresheet at the 2014 WJC, picking up three goals and four assists in four games (courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
As the host team for the 2014 World Junior Championship, Sweden has so far avoided the trap of being a highly-favored host that suffers an ignominious defeat at the hands of a weaker opponent. But the stakes get a little higher for the Swedes with the end of the preliminary round and the start of the playoff round, which sees them facing plucky Slovakia in their quarterfinal match.
