from Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now,
It truly is third-time lucky for Detroit Red Wings forward Jonatan Berggren when it comes to playing for his homeland at the IIIHF World Championship.
Last year, following a strong rookie season with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, he wound up testing positive for COVID-19 just prior to the tourney and wasn’t able to play for Sweden. in 2021, he was a surprise late cut from the Swedish squad.
With Sweden set to open the tourney on Friday against his Detroit teammate Moritz Seider and Germany, it’s all systems go for Berggren.
“Hopefully it will be the third time,” Berggren told Aftonbladet.se, still sounding somewhat apprehensive that something might still go wrong to prevent his senior international debut.
“It’s never fun to get poked or get sick. It’s a feeling I don’t want to experience again.”
Collecting two assists in a 3-0 pre-tournament win over Switzerland, both Berggren and Red Wings teammate Lucas Raymond are making their mark for the Swedes. Raymond has two multi-point games in tune up action.
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from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
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