Sweden 3, Finland 2
It was great watching the gold medal game and seeing the three Sweden goals come from a Wing (Zetterberg, Kronwall, Lidstrom) with Lidstrom getting the game winning goal. I was cheering for the US, but since I figured they wouldn’t do well, Sweden was my next pick mainly because of all the Wings on the team - I have my priorities.
It sounds like Niklas Kronwall might be feeling a little guilty getting a gold medal after being Mattias Ohlund’s replacement.
Niklas Kronwall proudly wore an Olympic gold medal he thought should have rested around someone else’s neck. Given a chance to play once defenseman Mattias Ohlund went down in the quarterfinals with an injury, Kronwall stepped in for Sweden and scored a goal in a 3-2 victory over Finland in Sunday’s men’s hockey final.Ohlund, who missed the final two games after being injured in a win over Switzerland, didn’t get a medal in Turin. He might receive one from his rookie replacement.
“I think he deserved it more than I have,” Kronwall said. “I came in and played two games. If we don’t end up getting another medal, I’m offering a medal.”
Kronwall said if it came down to it, he would find it difficult to part with the gold medal. He planned to get in touch with Ohlund to at least share the excitement of the title.
I have also finally uploaded photos from the Wings public practice that I attended on February 11, 2006. You can view them at my Webshots account.
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