Swedish goalie, 2025 sixth-round pick by Blues wins third game of tournament; defenseman scores third goal
Love Harenstam has Sweden on top of Group A.
The goalie and sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues made 28 saves and received plenty of offensive support from his teammates, as Sweden will win Group A after a 6-3 win against the United States at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minn. On Wednesday.
Sweden sits atop Group A with a 4-0-0-0 record and a maximum 12 points, and Harenstam has been in goal for three of the wins; he has stopped 72 of 79 shots in three games.
Sweden will play at 1 p.m. on Friday against an opponent to be determined.
As for Jiricek, the 2024 first-round pick was at it again with another goal in Czechia’s 4-2 win over Latvia at 3M Arena at Mariucci on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
The defenseman scored off a one-timer from the left circle at 11:19 of the opening period to give his country the lead for good:
ADAM JIRICEK WITH A ROCKET TO PUT CZECHIA UP 2-1. 🚀#WorldJuniorspic.twitter.com/8li8vT1fvI
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 31, 2025
Jiricek had three shots and played 23:15 in the game to help Czechia improve to 2-1-0-1 (eight points) in Group B; he now has three goals and an assist in four games and is fourth among defensemen in points.
Czechia is going to finish second or third in Group B pending Canada's late game against Finland.
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