Red Wings prospect Simon Edvinsson had an assist and played 26:09 in Sweden’s 3-2 win over Switzerland at the World Junior Championship on Wednesday, and he offered a few comments after the game to SVT.se:
First, Edvinsson addressed the Swedes’ sloppy win with the following, which is roughly translated from Swedish…
“It was extremely nice to win. I think we needed the win. It was a slow start and [we] got better after that. But we can do much better. Both from my side and from the team’s side,” says defensive talent Simon Edvinsson.
And Edvinsson spoke with SVT.se about the news that Borje Salming has been diagnosed with ALS:
Before the Junior Krona’s opening game in the WJC against Switzerland, the news reached the team that Swedish legend Borje Salming has suffered from the disease ALS.
Then the team chose to pay tribute to Salming by putting the #21 on each stick.
“He’s a legend, he has all of Sweden behind him,” says Simon Edvinsson to SVT Sport.
Borje Salming was the first Swedish player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. And even though he stopped playing in 1993, i.e. long before today’s Junior Krona were born, the respect is great.
“He’s a great player in Swedish hockey. He wasn’t really active in my time. But you’ve seen highlights and heard him speak. He’s meant a lot to Swedish hockey,” says Simon Edvinsson.
