In the ice hockey world championship held in Prague, Sweden won a bronze medal after defeating Canada 4-2. The game was full of excitement and tension as both teams fought hard for victory. Carl Grundstrom was the hero of the game, scoring two goals to lead Sweden to victory. He scored the game-winning goal with just over six minutes left in the final period at Prague Arena, leaving Canada struggling to keep up.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson also found the back of the net, and Marcus Johansson added an empty net goal to secure Sweden’s win. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson had a strong performance, making 20 saves to help secure the victory for his team.
This was Sweden’s first podium finish since winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. On the other hand, Canada continued their medal drought after losing in the bronze medal game. Dylan Cozens scored his tournament-leading ninth goal for Canada, while Pierre-Luc Dubois also added a goal. Despite their efforts, Canada was unable to secure a medal, finishing empty-handed.
Both Sweden and Canada had impressive runs in the early stages of the tournament, winning their groups unbeaten. However, they were both eliminated in the semifinals, with Canada losing to Switzerland in a shootout and Sweden falling to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic and Switzerland would meet in the gold-medal game.
For Sweden, this was their 18th bronze medal in international ice hockey competition, with their last one coming four years ago at Helsinki World Championship 2014 . For Canadians it was disappointing as they failed to win a medal for first time since they won silver at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 .