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Sven Tumba, the three-sport star who was honored as the best hockey player in Sweden and later became a golf pioneer in his country and the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 80.

Ahead of the NHL All-Star game, Gare Joyce predicts what newcomers could be joining the team in the year 2015. His list includes prospects from all different levels of competition, but at the top are current NHLers Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall.

Blog | Conversation | January 28, 2011

E.J. Hradek believes the Swedes are sitting pretty heading into the single-elimination tournament portion of the Olympics

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2010

Detroit right winger Tomas Holmstrom left the Red Wings' game against Ottawa on Saturday night because of a left knee injury, leaving him questionable to play for Sweden in the Olympics.

Detroit Red Wings center Johan Franzen is hoping to get back on the ice around Christmas and has hopes of returning in time for the hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Sergei Zinoviev scored twice to help a speedy Russia team beat Sweden 4-1 in the second round of the four-nation Karjala Cup.

Former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg is making a comeback with the Sweden national team for the Karjala Cup.

Paul Kariya scored two goals as the St. Louis Blues rallied to edge the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in their opening game of the NHL regular season Friday.

Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly 20 seasons in the NHL.

Peter Forsberg scored less than six minutes into his comeback game but his hometown team Modo lost 4-2 to Frolunda in a Swedish Elite League opener on Thursday.

Former New York Islanders defenseman Kenny Jonsson is retiring after a 19-year hockey career that included two Olympic championships with Sweden.

Peter Forsberg is still hoping for a return to the ice, and might make a second comeback attempt with the Swedish national team next month.

Six European nations ratified a four-year transfer agreement between the International Ice Hockey Federation member associations and the NHL on Thursday.

Henrik Zetterberg wasn't a highly touted prospect like a Crosby or an Ovechkin, but the forward is one of the NHL's most talented. How long until he's considered the best?

Sweden shut out defending champion Czech Republic 4-0 Sunday to win hockey's world championship, becoming the first country to win that title and Olympic gold in the same year.

Olympic gold medalist goalie Henrik Lundqvist of Sweden will skip the upcoming world hockey championship to rest his injured hip.