Where are the 2012 gold Swedes today?
Forward
Jeremy Boyce Rotevall
Then: Went pointless as a fourth-liner under Ronnberg
Now: The veteran forward has played his entire SHL and Hockey Allsvenskan career with Timra
Sebastian Collberg
Then: First of three world juniors, the Frölunda-trained surface was the most productive with seven points
Now: Ex-Habs second round (2012) with BIK Karlskroga, fifth different club in as many years
Filip Forsberg
Then: Future 2014 World Junior MVP limited to one assistant in his first of three tournaments
Now: Assistant captain with Nashville in his tenth NHL season
Max Friberg
Then: Pototted tournament-leading nine goals, named all-star team with Yevgeni Kuznetzov and Mikael Granlund
Now: Twice CHL champion a match with Frolunda
William Karlsson
Then: Started a comeback with the first Sweden goal in the 3-2 victory in the shootout in the semifinals over the Finns, a total of two points as a linemate to Zibanejad and Rickard Rakell
Now: After reaching the cup finals and winning the Lady Byng Trophy with Vegas 2018, played the third season of an eight-year, $ 47.2 million contract
Johan Larsson
Then: The junior crown’s captain recorded team-high sex assist
Now: The Arizona Coyotes’ companion has played more than 460 NHL games
Joakim Nordström
Then: Draw Zibanejad for Swedish team management in goal (four)
Now: After the 2015 Stanley Cup with Chicago and 2017 Worlds gold, signed with CSKA Moscow for 2021-22
Rickard Rakell
Then: In the second of three world juniors, Sweden led in matches (64.2 percent)
Now: 2018 World Cup gold medalist from Sollentuna in the tenth season with Anaheim
Victor Rask
Then: Leksand forward recorded an assist alone and pointed to a 9-4 rump over Latvia
Now: Eight Seasons NHLs a frequent healthy scratch with the Minnesota Wild
Ludvig Rensfeldt
Then: Brynas-trained center scored one goal and five assists in Calgary
Now: Veteran SHLer signed with Djurgården for 2021-22
Johan Sundström
Then: Swedish assistant captain set up Friberg’s equalizer with less than two minutes left in the semifinal victory over Finland
Now: Triple CHL champion with Frölunda also played 11 games with Islanders 2013-14
Erik Thorell
Then: The versatile winger scored three goals and three assists at the World Juniors
Now: Signed with HC Sparta Prague for 2021-22, has never played IIHF tournament again since 2012
Mika Zibanejad
Then: Stockholmers’ golden goal set the stage for his world title 2018 in Copenhagen
Now: In March 2021, Rangers star Bryan Trottier broke a one-time NHL points record (six)