Red Wings prospect and Team Sweden defenseman Simon Edvinsson clarified the reason why he missed Monday’s game vs. Latvia at the World Junior Championship. It turns out that he had food poisoning, as he told HockeyNews.se’s Henrik Sjoberg:
Edvinsson had an injury and food poisoning: “I don’t recommend it”
EDMONTON. Simon Edvinsson has had a relatively modest World Junior Championship in Edmonton, for obvious reasons.
The defensive star suffered an injury during an exhibition game against the U.S.A., and he got food poisoning and a fever.
“The food poisoning was a little more difficult than the injury, but we are professional ice hockey players and should be able to deal with that as well,” Edvinsson told HockeyNews.se.
Team captain Emil Andrae has been the Junior Crowns’ best player and perhaps the best defender of the entire tournament now that we are at the Semifinals of the Junior World Championship.
Canada faces the Czech Republic [at 4 PM EDT] and, for the Junior Crowns, Finland awaits tomorrow [at 8 PM EDT].
Defensive star Simon Edvinsson has missed one of the games in the group stage, and a couple of practice sessions with the team during the tournament, and now he tells us about the challenges he’s struggled with off the ice.
“It’s been a bit up and down. It started well there, but then I had a bit of trouble with an injury, and once I was back, I got food poisoning during the game against the U.S.A., and I felt like I was getting a fever and stuff. But yes, at least I’m back on the ice now and I’m ready to play against Finland,” says Edvinsson.
What’s it like to have to deal with such things during a championship?
“I don’t recommend it. But, uh, it’s something you have to take. Things happen all the time, food poisoning was a bit more troublesome than the injury, but we are all professional hockey players, and should be able to deal with it,” says the former Frolunda defenseman.
Now the Swedes are preparing for the rival meeting against Finland–who defeated Sweden in one of the exhibition games before the tournament.
“They are a good team, and we beat a bit at a disadvantage, but everyone is positive about it,” says Edvinsson.
Here’s his (Swedish) interview:
