2024 world junior championship

Sweden wins silver at the 2024 World Juniors, and Jonathan Lekkerimäki is named MVP.

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Sweden wins silver at the 2024 World Juniors, and Jonathan Lekkerimäki is named MVP.

At the 2024 World Juniors, Tom Willander, Elias Pettersson, and Jonathan Lekkerimäki won silver after Sweden lost 6-2 to the United States. After the tournament, Lekkerimäki tied for the lead in goals scored with seven and led the competition with five goals scored on the power play. As a result, he was named MVP. This is an analysis of the performances of the three prospects in the Gold Medal Game. Lekkerimäki was one of Sweden’s best players, as he has …

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Cristall and Hagens are 2024 World Juniors’ biggest omissions

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It is not uncommon for a few talented players to be overlooked for inclusion on the roster of their country’s world juniors team, and this year is not an exception to this rule. Quite frequently, this causes the player in question to have an exceptionally hot second half of the year in order to demonstrate to their national program that they made a silly mistake. Not included in this group are players like Connor Bedard and Logan Cooley who have …

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