Victor Hedman Mika Zibanejad Sweden 2022 Olympics
Victor Hedman and Mika Zibanejad have been named Team Sweden for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
Athletics’ Shayna Goldman also reports that Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog has been named to the team.
Mika Zibanejad, together with Victor Hedman and Gabriel Landeskog, are the first players named Team Sweden πΈπͺ https://t.co/ti9oR88349
– Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) October 5, 2021
Hedman, 30, has won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with Tampa Bay Lightning the past two seasons, taking home the Norris Trophy (2018) and the Conn Smythe Trophy (2020). Hedman has looked after Sweden eight times in his career and won gold at the IIHF championship in hockey championship 2017. This will be his first Olympic appearance.
Zibanejad, 28, comes from a season where he scored 24 goals and 50 points in 56 games with the New York Rangers. He previously won gold with Sweden at IIHF World Junior 2012 and 2018 at IIHF worlds. The Beijing Games will also be Zibanejad’s debut at the Olympics.
On Sunday, Team Canada named Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo as their first three players for the Olympic team.