Coming into Monday night, we already knew history was going to be made at the World Junior Championship. Sweden hadn’t won gold since 2012. Czechia hadn’t won the title since 2001. They faced each other for the 2026 championship.
Both squads had Blackhawks prospects on their top lines in the game.
For Sweden, Anton Frondell, the third overall pick by the Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL Draft, was tied for the tournament lead with five goals coming into the gold medal game. For Czechia, Václav Nestrašil was on the top line and had produced some highlight-reel scoring plays in the tournament as well. Nestrašil was the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Czechia did not go away easily or quietly. Nestrašil had an assist on their first goal with 2:24 left in regulation and Czechia cut the lead to one with 24 seconds remaining after a wild flurry of action around Sweden’s net.
On this night, the gold went to Sweden. They were dominant for most of the tournament, and this night was no different.
Frondell was named the top forward in the tournament by the directorate, and was also named to the all-tournament team.
Ivar Stenberg firmly threw his name into consideration to be the top pick in the 2026 NHL Draft with a tremendous performance overall in the tournament, capped with an empty net goal in with eight seconds left to put the game on ice.
Here’s a little razzle dazzle from Stenberg in the gold medal game:
Ivar Stenberg with a dominant sequence to record his second assist of the game. Wow pic.twitter.com/j18x03oJeE
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