Gothenburg. Lucas Raymond could not have dreamed of making a better debut in Tre Kronor.
The 21-year-old scored twice in the 3-0 win over Switzerland.
– Of course you will be happy, he says in SVT.
Lukas Raymond, 21, has dominated the Swedish boys’ and youth national teams and, among other things, decided the 2019 U-18 World Cup final with a hat-trick.
Now the Detroit striker has introduced himself in Tre Kronor.
The Gothenburg native scored twice on his debut and was named the team’s MVP when Switzerland were defeated 3-0 at the Czech Hockey Games.
“incredibly good ending”
Raymond scored a 1-0 power play in front of his former home fans in Scandinavia after just five minutes.
– Of course you will be happy. It’s always fun to score goals, says Raymond at SVT.
TV channel expert Mikael Renberg disagreed with the praise.
– The goalkeeper sees the puck, but the shot is so hard that he does not have time to react. It’s an incredibly good ending, Renberg says.
Switzerland had a bid to equalize, but with seven minutes remaining, Raymond fired in the second. This is also in the power game.
Jonathan Berggren unselfishly played striker Alexander Nylander to make it 3-0 in an empty cage.
Raymond stopped working before the toilet
Lassi Johansson kept a clean sheet against Sweden.
Three Kronors take on the Czech Republic and Finland this weekend before the World Cup kicks off in Tampere, Finland, next Friday.
Raymond is probably the best offensive player on the team. Mikael Renberg says he will mean a lot to this team in the toilet.
Lucas Raymond scored 45 points in 74 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season, his second in the NHL.