Timothy Lillgren and Jacob Johansson join the Tampere-based restroom troupe Tree Kronor.
Then the captain of the national team, Sam Hallam, had to tell Joel Pearson and Christian Volen that their championship was over.
– This is the worst side of this profession, says a dream.
Earlier this week, Sportbladet was able to reveal that Toronto defender Timothy Lillegren will join Tre Kronor WC in Tampere.
no Trey Kronor confirms That this is the case.
– He arrived today, so we are very happy about that. Then we’ll see how he feels after the trip, and make a decision tomorrow if he’s ready to play then or if we’re aiming for the game on Saturday,” says national team captain Sam Hallam.
At the same time, Tre Kronor announced that goalkeeper Jakob Johansson had been signed up to the WC squad.
‘Really tough decision’
The upcoming players meant that Joel Pearson and Christian Follin had to leave the team, as there was no longer a place for them. Something Sam Hallam needed to tell the guys about yesterday.
– The worst aspect of this profession ever, no matter if it’s a national team or a club team. When you’re here at the World Cup and the players are working so hard to get here, and then they don’t really get to participate. It’s very difficult, says Hallam, and there are two amazing people I’ve had the privilege of working with before, so I think everyone understands that it’s a very difficult decision, but that’s part of it.
The team now consisted of 21 outfield players and 3 goalkeepers, meaning Sweden only had one open spot.
According to information for Sportbladet, it is William Nylander who takes the last place in the team. The NHL star is expected to join soon.
Hungary is next in line
Tre Kronors will play their next World Cup match against Hungary on Thursday 18 May at 15:20.
– We’ve looked a little bit at Hungary to see what kind of team we’ll be up against, if there’s something special that we need to stop or we can take advantage of. It’s a very important game for us to progress as a team, and we need the result. “We’ll need the result of the next matches to give us the chance to play for a group victory,” says Hallam.
What do you know about Hungary?
– I know it’s a very proud hickey country, they have loyal fans, they play a game that’s really a team, they sit together and they work hard, and of course they see a great opportunity to take on Tre Kronor tomorrow.
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