Sweden wins World Ice Hockey Championships

May 22, 2006

The Swedish won the  Monday in, Latvia, defeating the  by a score of 4-0 to become the first country to win both the  and the Ice Hockey World Championships in the same year.

(14:36), (15:13),  (24:07), and  (37:01) contributed the four goals that led to the Swedish team's win. Coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson was reported as stating that "It's fun to be part of hockey history. It's been great working with these guys and my staff. I think we played more or less a perfect game today."

Kronwall, a, was named the MVP of the tournament.