Modo duo behind Sweden’s premiere victory – Göteborgs-Posten

The JVM premiere in Canada ended with a victory. Thanks to Adrian Kempe and William Nylander.

Modo Players ruled 5-2 meeting with the Czech Republic with two and a target.

Junior World Championships and Games in Canada. It’s a combination that has suited the Swedish hockey just excellent in recent years.

The last three championships in the country gave gold in 2012, bronze in 2010 and silver in 2009.

Late Friday evening started junior crowns hunt for a new successful World Cup in Canada.

And it started great with a 5-2 victory against the Czech Republic.

Numbers that might make it sound like the premiere the Air Canada Centre was a cinch.

But really it was not.

Sweden began certainly the best and took the lead 14:46 of the first period, when Modo player Adrian Kempe, in powerplay , sent a hard pull shot behind the darkened goalkeeper Vitek Vanecek.

It was a goal that gave Sweden security, which in turn resulted in a more relaxed and methodical game of junior crowns. Players dared to challenge his opponent more often and they found a better fit roads, which meant that they thus got down Czechs far down in the zone and could create several chances.

In the end game results.

With 47 seconds left in the first period increased Jens Lööke on to 2-0.

Then came the second period – 20 minutes which consisted of Swedish parties and Czech goals.

Jakub Vrana, everyday in SHL team Linkoping, sent both 1-2 and 2-2 – and thereby created a little

confusion and concern in the Swedish game.

But just 20 seconds.

Then there was William Nylander, also from Modo, sneaked into the castle and the dot shot into a new management puck for Sweden.

This time, it was nothing like Junior crowns dropped.

instead did Kempe his second goal of the game 5:37 into the third, and increased to 4-2. Two minutes later put Jacob de la Rose decisive match 5-2.

In the next game, already on Saturday night, waiting Denmark for Junior crowns.

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Fact: The schedule

After 5-2 against the Czech Republic waits another three group matches to determine whether Sweden reaching the playoffs or not. This is the schedule for the remaining period of the Junior World Championships in Montreal and Toronto.

December 27: Denmark-Sweden, at 19:00 (Swedish time) in Toronto.

December 29 : Sweden-Russia 23:00 (Swedish time) in Toronto.

December 31: Switzerland-Sweden, at 19:00 (Swedish time) in Toronto.

Possibly endgame

January 2: Quarterfinals.

January 4: Semi-final.

January 5: Final or the match for third place.