GDT: May 25 • Bronze Medal Game • 9:30 AM ET • 15:30 CET

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2014 IIHF World Championship
Bronze Medal Game

May 25
9:30 AM ET • 15:30 CET • 16:30 EET

Sweden
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

45 Oscar Möller​

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60 Mikael Backlund

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12 Joakim Lindström​

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86 Linus Klasen​

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19 Calle Järnkrok​

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41 Gustav Nyquist​

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28 Dick Axelsson​

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20 Joel Lundqvist

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21 Jimmie Ericsson

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11 Simon Hjalmarsson​

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15 Mattias Sjögren​

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]44 Nicklas Danielsson​

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-​

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40 Dennis Rasmussen​

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-​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

14 Mattias Ekholm​

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10 Johan Fransson​

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4 Tim Erixon​

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29 Erik Gustafsson​

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9 Niclas Andersén​

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3 Niclas Burström​

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-​

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32 Magnus Nygren​

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Starter​

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Backup​

31 Anders Nilsson​

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1 Joacim Eriksson​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 30 Linus Ullmark​

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Healthy​

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D 48 Daniel Rahimi​

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Internal bleeding​

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D 51 Jonas Ahnelöv​

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Shoulder injury​

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Czech Republic
Confirmed lineup.

Left Wing​

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Center​

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Right Wing​

10 Roman Červenka​

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12 Jiří Novotný​

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68 Jaromír Jágr

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48 Tomáš Hertl​

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17 Vladimír Sobotka​

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20 Jakub Klepiš​

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64 Jiří Sekáč​

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26 Martin Zaťovič​

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24 Jiří Hudler​

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60 Tomáš Rolinek

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43 Jan Kovář​

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82 Michal Vondrka​

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-​

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-​

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27 Martin Růžička​

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Left Defense​

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Right Defense​

74 Ondřej Vitásek​

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23 Ondřej Němec

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2 Jakub Kindl​

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47 Michal Jordán​

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29 Jan Kolář​

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3 Petr Zámorský​

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55 Martin Ševc​

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-​

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Starter​

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Backup​

53 Alexander Salák​

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1 Jakub Kovář​

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Scratched​

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Reason​

G 33 Pavel Francouz​

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Healthy​

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D 46 Roman Polák​

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Shoulder injury​

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F 88 Jakub PetružÃ¡lek​

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Healthy​

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Officials​

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Referee​

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Vyacheslav Bulanov | -

Referee​

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Jyri-Petteri Rönn | -

Linesman​

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Sakari Suominen | -

Linesman​

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Miroslav Valach | -

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[Hemsky001]

Ok the final is gone and we rarely lose the bronze medal game so I hope it won't be otherwise this time.

 

[Finnpin]

Jagr is mad.

 

[Den]

The let's-see-who-cares-more game.

 

[Eye of Ra]

eazy win for sweden.

 

[Jaan]

Jagr is mad.

Yup, the grandpa is grumpy and he's coming for you. Be afraid, be very afraid.

 

[Loffer]

Sweden will take this easily.

 

[smoothcriminal]

The bronze game is more often won by the team who's a lesser hockey nation. Like Czech or Finland usually win those games against Russia, Sweden or Canada.

Czech win despite the better Swedish team, I'd think. If it were the final or semi/quarter-final Sweden would win, but for a nation that only cares about the gold and is top-ranked in every competition the bronze game means nothing. As it would for Russia or Canada.

So I believe in the Czech Republic. A bronze means something and the team will fight to get it. The swedes probably won't. Hope it doesn't get boring at least, I think players (most of them have no international medals) in the teams should think "when I summarize my career and life, will a bronze WC medal be something I'm proud of?"

Look at Sweden's best players like Möller and Lindström, or sort of all the players. Their worst team ever so for many this may be their only shot at a medal at the international level. So come on! It feels like nothing when you just missed your shot at the gold but in 50 years a WC medal will mean something big compared to no international medal at all on your trophy shelf.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Tempted to say Czechs win because they have great history in bronze medal games but man they dont have any time to recover from yesterday's game. Literally.

 

[aphyro]

Haha funny that our media only have like a "note" about this Worldcup game

But i will roat for Jagr! i think he deserve a medal atleast! i mean 42years old and still coming home when his countery calls him! that is more then what you can say about our Swedish players

 

[joe89]

Rather a 5-4 entertaining loss than a 2-1 win snoozefest.

But Grönberg is suspended so I guess we'll win.

 

[Jeff Babchuk]

Yup, the grandpa is grumpy and he's coming for you. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Exactly. If Jagr brings even a fraction of the fury he showed
(in the penalty box) yesterday, the Swedes are screwed...

 

[Chimpradamus]

Having Nilsson in net came back to bite us in our ass. I can't understand how no other NHL goaltender got the chance. Nilsson has played well, but he isn't exactly top 5 among Swedish goalies either. Although I certainly don't want to put Nilsson as a scapegoat for the 1-3 loss vs Russia, his two deflating goals compared to Bobrovsky's performance was a big difference.

 

[m4tt145]

Lol, he didn't realize it was a goal. 1-0 SWE.

 

[Domenica]

If nobody notices it, it doesn't count.

 

[aphyro]

Gogo Jagr

 

[m4tt145]

Hjalmarsson scores. 2-0

 

[Hemsky001]

Congrats Sweden, we suck this year.

 

[aphyro]

Congrats Sweden, we suck this year.

To be fair it should have been 1-1 insted of 2-0...

 

[joey16]

This will be just as boring as yesterday.....

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I have a feeling the Czechs can still win this game. Odds at 14 sound really tempting

 

[Hemsky001]

I have a feeling the Czechs can still win this game. Odds at 14 sound really tempting

Please, save your money and don't do that.

To be fair it should have been 1-1 insted of 2-0...

I don't think so.. you deserve to be in lead.

 

[KurtSloan]

I have a feeling the Czechs can still win this game. Odds at 14 sound really tempting

we will be happy if we will be able to score at least one goal..5 period in a row without score a goal..

 

[JimboA]

I have a feeling the Czechs can still win this game. Odds at 14 sound really tempting

Gotta agree with you on that one!

 

[JacobBeans]

Missed the first period due to family dinner. How did it look? Did Jagr manage to keep his calm?