VM i ishockey 2026: Trupperna klara; Celebrini lyser i träningsmatch; Arena luktar gödsel
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Uppdaterad 15 maj 17:30IIHF:s ishockey-VM 2026 öppnade den 15 maj med Sverige mot Kanada i Fribourg, Schweiz. Kanada gjorde fyra mål i den andra perioden, men slutresultatet har inte oberoende bekräftats. Macklin Celebrini är lagkapten för ett kanadensiskt lag som har veteranen Sidney Crosby i förstakedjan. Sverige svarar med en ungdomlig trupp som inkluderar debutanterna Anton Frondell, Ivar Stenberg och 18-årige Viggo Björck. Andra landslag har fastställt sina trupper, där Finland tar med stjärncentern Aleksander Barkov och Schweiz räknar med Roman Josi och Timo Meier på hemmais. Turneringen pågår till och med 31 maj i Fribourg och Zürich, och alla matcher sänds av Viaplay.
Öppna frågor
- Vad var slutresultatet i öppningsmatchen mellan Sverige och Kanada?Öppen sedan 15 maj 2026
- Kommer Matthew Tkachuk att ansluta till USA:s lag efter att ha missat starten på grund av personliga skäl?Öppen sedan 15 maj 2026
- Hur kommer Aleksander Barkovs fysiska tillstånd att påverka Finlands prestation?Öppen sedan 15 maj 2026
- Vilken av de unga svenska talangerna kommer att framstå som en avgörande spelare?
- Har några lag stött på problem med de rapporterade lukterna på BCF Arena?Öppen sedan 14 maj 2026
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Vad som bekräftats
Sweden will start the tournament with a match against Canada on May 15 at 20:20.
8 källori 1 artikelAustria has announced its roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.
5 källorSidney Crosby, 38, has joined the Canadian team and is expected to play on a line with Celebrini and Mark Scheifele.
4 källori 1 artikelMacklin Celebrini has been named captain of the Canadian national team for the upcoming World Championship.
4 källori 1 artikelCanada scored four goals in the second period.
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2026-05-15: Viggo Björck, 18, becomes the youngest player ever in Tre Kronor's World Championship history, debuting against Canada.
2026-05-15: Sportbladet reports a salary gap exceeding half a billion SEK per season between Sweden and Canada's rosters.
2026-05-15: Viggo Björck, 18, becomes youngest Swedish player ever at World Championship; salary doubles to 60,000–65,000 SEK with bonuses.
2026-05-15: Sidney Crosby praised Sweden's young talents ahead of the Canada-Sweden opener.
2026-05-15: Sweden announces final World Championship roster with 11 NHL players and 13 debutants, including five from the World Juniors.
2026-05-15: Czech Republic announces World Championship roster; NHL forward Adam Klapka omitted.
2026-05-15: Canada names Macklin Celebrini as team captain for the World Championship.
2026-05-15: Mattias Ekholm highlighted as a key player for Sweden's young team at the World Championship.
2026-05-14: Canada confirms its top line of Crosby, Celebrini, and Scheifele for the opener against Sweden.
2026-05-14: Reports emerge of a strong cow manure smell at the BCF Arena in Fribourg, causing discomfort among players.
2026-05-15: Peter Forsberg reveals he gave advice to Sweden's coach Sam Hallam, drawing on his father's 1998 World Championship gold turnaround.
2026-05-15: Isac Hedqvist dropped from Sweden's World Championship roster two days before opener vs Canada.
2026-05-13: Slovakia announces World Championship roster, including SHL-experienced players and two NHL players.
2026-05-13: Italy announces World Championship roster, featuring Swedish-born Mikael Frycklund.
2026-05-13: Denmark announces World Championship roster, including SHL players Frederik Dichow and Mikkel Aagaard.
2026-05-12: Mattias Ekholm confirms he has resolved his conflict with coach Sam Hallam and will join Sweden's World Championship team.
2026-05-15: A previously rejected Malmö junior player and the equipment manager are added to Sweden's World Championship traveling party, per Sydsvenskan.
2026-05-15: Jacob de la Rose named to Sweden's World Championship roster, per Arvika Nyheter.
2026-05-11: Sweden announces preliminary World Championship squad, including Lucas Raymond, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mattias Ekholm, Ivar Stenberg, and Viggo Björck.
2026-05-11: Austria announces its World Championship roster, including Swedish-born forward Henrik Neubauer.
2026-05-11: Lucas Raymond accepts invitation to play for Sweden at the World Championship, per Hockeysverige.
2026-05-10: Canada beats France 6-1 in a pre-World Championship friendly; Celebrini scores 1 goal and 3 assists.
2026-05-04: Hockeysverige reiterates Fribourg and Zürich as host cities and Sweden vs Canada as the opening game on May 15.
2026-04-28: Hockeysverige confirms Roman Josi to play for Switzerland at the World Championship.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is reported to play for Sweden at the 2026 World Championship, per Smålandsposten.
Great Britain announces its roster for the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship, per Hockeysverige.