Sweden beats Russia to claim world junior gold

In Photos

World Junior Hockey 2012 Game Day: Sweden versus Russia
 

Team Russia and Team Sweden will clash on Thursday night to contest the gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

 

Team Sweden

Player to watch

Oscar Klefbom, defence

Team Russia

Player to watch

Yevgeni Kuznetsov, forward

Russians playing beautiful hockey heading into junior final

CALGARY — They were, both back in their day and for always, a singular three-sided wonder to behold.

As tight, as together on and off the beat, as the piano, double bass and drums of a superb jazz trio. The rink was their recording studio — big occasions, top-step-podium games, their jam sessions.

Krutov-Larionov-Makarov.

The legendary KLM Line.