Update 18:31 | Posted 18:27
William Nylander was a constant companion during the Ice Hockey World Cup in May.
According to information from Sportbladet, the NHL star was ready for Tre Kronor.
“I meant to go, but it turned out to be a bit of a mess,” says Nylander now.
There was a lot of speculation during the World Cup about what happened to William Nylander, 27.
According to Sportbladet’s info, he was set to promote Tre Kronor, but the Swedish star of the Toronto Maple Leafs never joined.
On Wednesday, Neylander met the media for the first time since exiting the NHL playoffs in May. He’s not particularly eager to go into detail about what happened.
– That’s something for another day. “I had intended to go, but it got messed up by some stuff, so it didn’t happen, which is sad,” says William Nylander.
Reply to the rumor
Alexander Nylander, younger brother of William Nylander, started the World Cup playing in Group A, but was then pushed up to 13th in the hierarchy. SportsNets insider Chris Johnston It reported that William refused to play in the World Cup to avoid taking his brother’s place in the squad.
According to William, this is not true, but he also does not want to go into details about the reasons for the refusal.
– no. I won’t say that.
The insurance case was stopped by Elias Peterson. Is there anything for you?
Like I said, there were a lot of things mixed up that made it not happen. I wanted to go and packed my bag. Then there was a lot of confusion, so it didn’t work out.
Have you ever been disappointed by the lack of a game?
– Yes, of course I wanted to be there and play. There were many friends there. There were a few things that kept this from happening and it was sad.
The text is updated.